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About Mala Kheda Village

Mala Kheda is a small village in Chanderi tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 74 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847 hectares hectares.

Mala Kheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala Kheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Chanderi
Area (hectares) 847 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 74
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mala Kheda compares

By the 2011 count Mala Kheda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 847 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Mala Kheda

Mala Kheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mala Kheda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mala Kheda from other places

Mala Kheda lies about 52 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Jiron, about 12 km away. 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 Mala Kheda
Nearest railway station Jiron 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanderi 16 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 52 km

Villages closest to Mala Kheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanderi 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 Mala Kheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala Kheda village had a population of 131. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Mala Kheda village has 74 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala Kheda has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Mala Kheda covers 847 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mala Kheda falls under Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mala Kheda is Jiron, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mala Kheda.

Mala Kheda is about 52 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mala Kheda is in Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Jiron is about 12 km away. Chanderi is about 16 km away. Ashoknagar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatija (under 2 km), Sona (under 2 km) and Bari (4.0 km).

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

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