# Khandala Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/khandala/ Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur # Khandala Khandala is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,845 people in 456 households**, the 20th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 1,845people (2011) - 456households - 79.5%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Khandala PIN code and other codes Khandala falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBrahmapuri - Census village code540750 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khandala from nearby towns? - Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)120 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)3 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Khandala? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Khandala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Brahmapuri - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Brahmapuri - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khandala known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 71% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Khandala Of every 100 households in Khandala in 2011, 64 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khandala · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **69% Toilet within the home ****28%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **65% Tap water ****61%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****39%** **57% Television ****28%** **23% Mobile phone ****23%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****22%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Khandala? ■ Khandala · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135** **963 Working population ****52.7%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 69.9% for women. 64% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (61%) · **■** Household industry 36 (4%) · **■** Other work 192 (20%) · **■** Marginal 66 (7%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Brahmapuri - Talodi Kh2,042 people - Chikhalgaon2,012 people - Kharkada1,966 people - Maldongri1,962 people - Torgaon Kh.1,721 people - Rui1,709 people - Betala1,669 people - Chicholi Bk1,636 people [All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khandala from Chandrapur?120 km by road - What is the population of Khandala?1,845 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khandala in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khandala?79.5% (Census 2011)