About Gankheda Village

Gankheda is a small village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 33 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.09 hectares hectares.

Gankheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gankheda village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Lalbarra
Area (hectares)	170.09 hectares
Population	67
Male Population	33
Female Population	34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gankheda compares

By the 2011 count Gankheda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 170.09 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gankheda

Gankheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gankheda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gankheda from other places

Gankheda lies about 29 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Magardharra Ph, about 16 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 Gankheda
Nearest railway station	Magardharra Ph	16 km
Nearest town	Wārāseonī	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lalbarra	29 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	29 km

Villages closest to Gankheda

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

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Common questions about Gankheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gankheda village had a population of 67. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Gankheda village has 33 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gankheda has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Gankheda covers 170.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gankheda falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gankheda is Magardharra Ph, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Gankheda.

Gankheda is about 29 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gankheda is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Magardharra Ph is about 16 km away. Wārāseonī is about 26 km away. Lalbarra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.