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About Maru Khedi Village

Maru Khedi is a small village in Isagarh tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 128 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares.

Maru Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maru Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Isagarh
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 128
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maru Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Maru Khedi is the 159th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Maru Khedi

Maru Khedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maru Khedi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maru Khedi from other places

Maru Khedi lies about 24 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Ashok Nagar, about 23 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 Maru Khedi
Tehsil headquarters Isagarh 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Ashok Nagar 23 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 24 km

Villages closest to Maru Khedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Isagarh 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 Maru Khedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Maru Khedi village had a population of 249. That makes it the 159th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Maru Khedi village has 128 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maru Khedi has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Maru Khedi covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maru Khedi falls under Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maru Khedi is Ashok Nagar, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maru Khedi.

Maru Khedi is about 24 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maru Khedi is in Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Isagarh is about 9.5 km away. Ashok Nagar is about 23 km away. Ashoknagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narsu Khedi (under 2 km), Bhagwanpur (under 2 km) and Dhakoni (under 2 km).

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

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