Khandail
खंडैल / کھنڈیل | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Khandail Location in Bihar, India  Khandail Khandail (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°39′17″N 84°51′39″E / 24.6548°N 84.8607°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Gaya |
| Block | Sherghati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,040 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 824237 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gaya |
| Vidhan Sabha 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.[1] It is situated in the transition zone between the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Chota Nagpur Plateau, within the Morhar River basin.[2] The village's literacy rate of 73.91% and gender ratio of 1,074 females per 1,000 males both exceed the state averages.[3]
Geography[edit | edit source]
Khandail covers a geographical area of 219 hectares (540 acres) in the Sherghati block, in the southern part of Gaya district.[1] 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.[2][4] The broader Sherghati area historically served as a postal and military station on the Grand Trunk Road.[2]
The village is situated approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Sherghati, the block headquarters, and approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the district headquarters at Gaya.[5] 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.[6]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2011[update], 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.[1]
The village's 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.[3]
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%.[1]
Scheduled Castes constituted 29.47% of the population (896 individuals). No Scheduled Tribes population was recorded.[3]
Employment[edit | edit source]
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.[1]
Administration[edit | edit source]
Khandail is one of nine villages administered under the Cherki gram panchayat.[5] It falls within the Sherghati Assembly constituency and the Gaya Lok Sabha constituency.[7]
Education[edit | edit source]
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).[8]
Transport[edit | edit source]
Khandail is connected to Sherghati and Gaya by road, with public bus service available in the village. The nearest railway station is located more than 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.[5]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Directorate of Census Operations Bihar (2011). District Census Handbook: Gaya. Series-11, Part XII-B. Government of India. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 O'Malley, L.S.S. (1906). Bengal District Gazetteers: Gaya. Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Press. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Khandail Village Population – Gaya, Bihar". Census of India 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ Kumar, Deepesh (2025). "8,000 people remain cut-off from cities for months in Gayaji: No bridge on Morhar River in 77 years". Bhaskar. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Village Amenities Directory: Khandail (Village Code 256296)". Open Government Data Platform India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ Singh, S.B. (2019). "Results and Discussion: Landscape Diagnostic Survey". New Frontiers in Agricultural Extension (PDF). Vol. II. New Delhi: Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) / CIMMYT. p. 335. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ↑ "Sherghati Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑
"List of CABA-MDTP Centres (Bihar)" (PDF). National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT). p. 2. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
Centre Code 1378: Khandail Sub Division, Sherghati, Gaya – 824237
External links[edit | edit source]
- Khandail population data at Census of India 2011