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- LGD code
- 567993
- Pincode
- 416551
- Post office
- Nool
- Population
- 3,302
- Households
- 739
- Literacy rate
- 64.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,762
- Distance to district centre
- 736 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 783 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 769 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 478 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gobarwahi · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Sihora · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Khandal compares
By population, Khandal ranks #17 of 93 villages in Gadhinglaj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.2%
−3.1% vs mandal average
- Khandal
- 64.2%
- Gadhinglaj mandal
- 67.3%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
−28 vs mandal average
- Khandal
- 1,017
- Gadhinglaj mandal
- 1,045
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Khandal
- 4.5
- Gadhinglaj mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khandal at a glance
Khandal is a village of 3,302 people in 739 households (Census 2011) in Gadhinglaj taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 17th-largest of 93 villages in Gadhinglaj taluka. Literacy is 64%, 3 points below the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. It lies 736 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 10 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 6 km from Gobarwahi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416551, served by Nool post office; the LGD village code is 567993. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Sihora, 9 km away. The population is estimated at 3,893 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khandal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Gadhinglaj
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 910
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 779
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khandal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Khandal
- LGD code
- 567993
- Pincode
- 416551
- Post office
- Nool
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,302
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,893
- Households
- 739
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 64.2%
- Coordinates
- 21.50706°N, 79.78020°E
- Block / Mandal
- Gadhinglaj
- Nearest PHC
- Kumbhar Clinic (733.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Agran Dhulgaon (717.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Khandal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai769 kmcapital
- Hyderabad478 km
- Delhi832 km
- Kolkata892 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGobarwahi6 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Sihora9 km
- ATM / bankBank Of India33 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump24 km
- CollegeJ M Patel College - Department of Management41 km
- Police stationPolice Station Mauda56 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Khandal
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- 🏫DAV MOIL PUBLIC SCHOOLSchool4.8 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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