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About Khandalia Village

Khandalia is a large village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,464, made up of 1,236 males and 1,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 139.77 hectares
Population 2,464
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khandalia compares

By the 2011 count Khandalia is the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 139.77 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Khandalia

Khandalia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khandalia as Available within 5 - 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 Khandalia from other places

Khandalia lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Khandalia
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 32 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Khandalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour II 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 Khandalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandalia village had a population of 2,464. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Khandalia village has 1,236 males and 1,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandalia has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Khandalia is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandalia covers 139.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khandalia falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khandalia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khandalia.

Khandalia is about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandalia is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 32 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Sundarika (under 2 km), Parasurampur (under 2 km) and Haldighi (under 2 km).

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

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