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About Khakal Village

Khakal is a mid sized village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 325 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khakal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284306
Area (hectares) 325.29 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 325
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khakal compares

By the 2011 count Khakal is the 133rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 325.29 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Khakal

Khakal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khakal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khakal from other places

Khakal lies about 65 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Erach Road, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khakal
Nearest railway station Erach Road 4.3 km
Nearest town Samthar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Moth 18 km
District headquarters Jhansi 65 km

Villages closest to Khakal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moth tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Khakal

As per the Census of India 2011, Khakal village had a population of 607. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Khakal village has 325 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khakal has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Khakal is 284306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khakal covers 325.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khakal falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khakal is Erach Road, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khakal.

Khakal is about 65 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khakal is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Erach Road is about 4.3 km away. Samthar is about 15 km away. Moth is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sesa (2.2 km), Kharila (3.0 km) and Kashipura (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khakal today is likely to be higher.

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