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About Khandar Village

Khandar is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 61 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 53.29 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 61
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
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 Khandar compares

By the 2011 count Khandar is the 119th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 53.29 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Khandar

Khandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khandar 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 Khandar from other places

Khandar lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 71 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 Khandar
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 8.9 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 32 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 71 km

Villages closest to Khandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandar village had a population of 132. That makes it the 119th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Khandar village has 61 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandar has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Khandar is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandar covers 53.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandar falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khandar is Kathgodam, about 71 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 Khandar.

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

Khandar is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 8.9 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajyar Bhandari (under 2 km), Belkot Bhandari (under 2 km) and Hat Bhandar (under 2 km).

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

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