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About Khanda Village

Khanda is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 26 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 41.66 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 26
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Khanda is the 457th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 41.66 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Khanda

Khanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanda from other places

Khanda lies about 46 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 48 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 Khanda
Nearest town Srīnagar 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 4.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 48 km

Villages closest to Khanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanda village had a population of 54. That makes it the 457th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Khanda village has 26 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanda has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Khanda is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanda covers 41.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanda falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khanda is Rishikesh, about 48 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khanda.

Khanda is about 46 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanda is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 2.9 km away. Pauri is about 4.9 km away. Garhwal is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipal Koti (under 2 km), Bangawanu (under 2 km) and Uniyal Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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