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About Khandakh Village

Khandakh is a mid sized village in Varanasi tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 523 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.74 hectares hectares.

Khandakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandakh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Varanasi
Area (hectares) 145.74 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 523
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khandakh compares

By the 2011 count Khandakh is the 447th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 145.74 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Khandakh

Khandakh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khandakh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khandakh from other places

Khandakh lies about 31 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Kapsethi, about 5.3 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 Khandakh
Nearest railway station Kapsethi 5.3 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Varanasi 31 km

Villages closest to Khandakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandakh village had a population of 998. That makes it the 447th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Khandakh village has 523 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandakh has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Khandakh covers 145.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khandakh falls under Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khandakh is Kapsethi, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khandakh.

Khandakh is about 31 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandakh is in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. Kapsethi is about 5.3 km away. Bhadohi is about 16 km away. Varanasi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikhari (under 2 km), Domaila (2.0 km) and Barki (2.2 km).

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

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