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About Khandwai Village

Khandwai is a mid sized village in Chhata tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 410 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandwai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Chhata
Pincode 281404
Area (hectares) 175.11 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 410
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandwai compares

By the 2011 count Khandwai is the 142nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents. Its 175.11 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Khandwai

Khandwai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khandwai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khandwai from other places

Khandwai lies about 32 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Chata, about 11 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 Khandwai
Tehsil headquarters Chhata 10 km
Nearest town Chhāta 10 km
Nearest railway station Chata 11 km
District headquarters Mathura 32 km

Villages closest to Khandwai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhata 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 Khandwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandwai village had a population of 736. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents.

Khandwai village has 410 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandwai has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Khandwai is 281404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandwai covers 175.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandwai falls under Chhata tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khandwai is Chata, about 11 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 village for Khandwai.

Khandwai is about 32 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandwai is in Chhata tehsil of Mathura district. Chhata is about 10 km away. Chhāta is about 10 km away. Chata is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatwari (1.5 km), Khursi (1.6 km) and Adampur (2.2 km).

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

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