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About Karkhya Village

Karkhya is a mid sized village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 528 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539 hectares hectares.

Karkhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkhya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 539 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 528
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karkhya compares

By the 2011 count Karkhya is the 22nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 539 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Karkhya

Karkhya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkhya as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karkhya from other places

Karkhya lies about 16 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Shahdora Gaon, about 3.9 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 Karkhya
Nearest railway station Shahdora Gaon 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 16 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 16 km

Villages closest to Karkhya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shadhora 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 Karkhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkhya village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Karkhya village has 528 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkhya has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Karkhya covers 539 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karkhya falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karkhya is Shahdora Gaon, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karkhya.

Karkhya is about 16 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkhya is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Shahdora Gaon is about 3.9 km away. Shadhora is about 16 km away. Ashoknagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fardai (under 2 km), Hinotiya Khurd (2.2 km) and Chiroli (2.8 km).

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

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