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{{Short description|Village in Gaya district, Bihar, India}}
{{Orphan|date=March 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2026}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khandail
| native_name = खंडैल / کھنڈیل
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Bihar#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.6548|N|84.8607|E|region:IN-BR_type:village|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gaya district|Gaya]]
| subdivision_type3 = Block
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sherghati]]
| area_total_km2 = 2.19
| population_total = 3040
| population_as_of = [[2011 Census of India|2011]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 824237
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Gaya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gaya]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Sherghati Assembly constituency|Sherghati]]
}}

'''Khandail''' ([[Hindi]]: खंडैल; [[Urdu]]: کھنڈیل) is a village in the [[Sherghati]] block of [[Gaya district]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. Administered under the Cherki [[gram panchayat]], the village had a population of 3,040 in 484 households as of the [[2011 Census of India]].<ref name="CensusDCHB" /> It is situated in the transition zone between the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]] and the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], within the Morhar River basin.<ref name="Gazetteer" /> The village's literacy rate of 73.91% and gender ratio of 1,074 females per 1,000 males both exceed the state averages.<ref name="Census2011" />

== Geography ==
Khandail covers a geographical area of {{convert|219|ha}} in the [[Sherghati]] block, in the southern part of [[Gaya district]].<ref name="CensusDCHB" /> The terrain lies in the transition between the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]] to the north and the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]] to the south, within the basin of the Morhar River, a waterway that flows through the Sherghati area and affects seasonal connectivity for surrounding villages.<ref name="Gazetteer" /><ref name="Bhaskar_Morhar" /> The broader Sherghati area historically served as a postal and military station on the [[Grand Trunk Road]].<ref name="Gazetteer" />

The village is situated approximately {{convert|10|km}} from [[Sherghati]], the block headquarters, and approximately {{convert|40|km}} from the district headquarters at [[Gaya, India|Gaya]].<ref name="CensusDirectory" /> Khandail was included among the survey sites in a 2019 agricultural landscape diagnostic study conducted across the Eastern Gangetic Plains by the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia.<ref name="CSISA_Study" />

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}}, Khandail had a population of 3,040, comprising 1,466 males and 1,574 females across 484 households. Children in the 0–6 age group numbered 510, constituting 16.78% of the population.<ref name="CensusDCHB" />

The village's [[sex ratio|gender ratio]] of 1,074 females per 1,000 males was notably higher than the Bihar state average of 918. The child gender ratio of 1,090 also exceeded the state average of 935.<ref name="Census2011" />

The [[literacy rate]] was 73.91%, with male literacy at 75.61% and female literacy at 72.32%, both above the state average of 61.80%.<ref name="CensusDCHB" />

[[Scheduled Castes]] constituted 29.47% of the population (896 individuals). No [[Scheduled Tribes]] population was recorded.<ref name="Census2011" />

=== Employment ===
Of the total population, 843 individuals were engaged in work activities. Main workers (employed for six months or more per year) numbered 649 (76.99%), while 194 (23.01%) were marginal workers. Among the workforce, 93 were cultivators and 383 were agricultural labourers.<ref name="CensusDCHB" />

== Administration ==
Khandail is one of nine villages administered under the Cherki [[gram panchayat]].<ref name="CensusDirectory" /> It falls within the [[Sherghati Assembly constituency]] and the [[Gaya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gaya]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency.<ref name="Sherghati_Constituency" />

== Education ==
The village has the Banat Model School, established in 1986, and a computer training centre accredited by the [[National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology]] (NIELIT).<ref name="Govt_Nielit" />

== Transport ==
Khandail is connected to [[Sherghati]] and [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] by road, with public bus service available in the village. The nearest railway station is located more than {{convert|10|km}} away.<ref name="CensusDirectory" />

== See also ==
* [[Sherghati]]
* [[Gaya district]]
* [[List of villages in Gaya district]]

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=

<ref name="CensusDCHB">
{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook: Gaya |author=Directorate of Census Operations Bihar |year=2011 |publisher=Government of India |series=Series-11, Part XII-B |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32691 |access-date=16 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="Census2011">
{{cite web |title=Khandail Village Population – Gaya, Bihar |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/256296-khandail-bihar.html |website=Census of India 2011 |access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="Gazetteer">
{{cite book |title=Bengal District Gazetteers: Gaya |first=L.S.S. |last=O'Malley |year=1906 |publisher=Bengal Secretariat Press |location=Calcutta |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.69905 |access-date=16 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="CensusDirectory">
{{cite web |title=Village Amenities Directory: Khandail (Village Code 256296) |url=https://www.data.gov.in/catalog/village-amenities-census-2011 |website=Open Government Data Platform India |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |year=2011 |access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="CSISA_Study">
{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=S.B. |title=New Frontiers in Agricultural Extension |volume=II |chapter=Results and Discussion: Landscape Diagnostic Survey |publisher=Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) / CIMMYT |year=2019 |location=New Delhi |page=335 |url=https://csisa.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/New-Frontiers-in-Agricultural-Extension_14-9-2019.pdf |access-date=16 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="Govt_Nielit">
{{cite web |title=List of CABA-MDTP Centres (Bihar) |publisher=National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) |url=https://www.nielit.gov.in/sites/default/files/Chandigarh/Addresses%20of%20NCPUL%20Centres_0.pdf |access-date=16 January 2026 |page=2 |quote=Centre Code 1378: Khandail Sub Division, Sherghati, Gaya – 824237}}</ref><ref name="Bhaskar_Morhar">
{{cite news |title=8,000 people remain cut-off from cities for months in Gayaji: No bridge on Morhar River in 77 years |first=Deepesh |last=Kumar |newspaper=[[Dainik Bhaskar|Bhaskar]] |date=2025 |url=https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/bihar/news/people-remain-cut-off-from-cities-for-months-in-gayaji-no-bridge-morhar-river-77-years-villagers-struggle-to-access-medical-aid-education-135363698.html |access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="Sherghati_Constituency">
{{cite web |title=Sherghati Assembly Constituency |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/sherghati.html |website=Elections.in |access-date=19 February 2026}}
</ref>

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== External links ==
* [https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/256296-khandail-bihar.html Khandail population data] at Census of India 2011

[[Category:Villages in Gaya district]]

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