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About Khandwal Gaon Village

Khandwal Gaon is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 87 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandwal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249146
Area (hectares) 33.66 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 87
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
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 Khandwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Khandwal Gaon is the 133rd largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 33.66 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Khandwal Gaon

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

Khandwal Gaon lies about 40 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Khandwal Gaon
Nearest town Rishīkesh 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 40 km

Villages closest to Khandwal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narendranagar 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 Khandwal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandwal Gaon village had a population of 182. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Khandwal Gaon village has 87 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandwal Gaon has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Khandwal Gaon is 249146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandwal Gaon covers 33.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandwal Gaon falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

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

Khandwal Gaon is about 40 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandwal Gaon is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 11 km away. Rishikesh is about 11 km away. Narendranagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nail (1.5 km), Bhairgarh (2.8 km) and Chiriyali Talli (3.6 km).

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

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