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About Khapa Village

Khapa is a mid sized village in Khairlanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 307 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.26 hectares hectares.

Khapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Khairlanji
Area (hectares) 269.26 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 307
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapa compares

By the 2011 count Khapa is the 74th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 269.26 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Khapa

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

How far is Khapa from other places

Khapa lies about 26 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Waraseoni, about 15 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 Khapa
Tehsil headquarters Khairlanji 6.3 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 14 km
Nearest railway station Waraseoni 15 km
District headquarters Balaghat 26 km

Villages closest to Khapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapa village had a population of 594. That makes it the 74th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Khapa village has 307 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Khapa covers 269.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khapa falls under Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khapa is Waraseoni, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khapa.

Khapa is about 26 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapa is in Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Khairlanji is about 6.3 km away. Wārāseonī is about 14 km away. Waraseoni is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpur Khapa (under 2 km), Bakodi (under 2 km) and Pindkepar (2.1 km).

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

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