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About Khadkiya Village

Khadkiya is a small village in Niwali tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 196 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.79 hectares hectares.

Khadkiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khadkiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Niwali
Area (hectares) 356.79 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 196
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Khadkiya compares

By the 2011 count Khadkiya is the 63rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents. Its 356.79 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Khadkiya

Khadkiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khadkiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khadkiya from other places

Khadkiya lies about 21 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, 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 Khadkiya
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 15 km
Nearest town Rajpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Niwali 21 km
District headquarters Barwani 21 km

Villages closest to Khadkiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khadkiya village had a population of 381. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents.

Khadkiya village has 196 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khadkiya has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Khadkiya covers 356.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khadkiya falls under Niwali tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khadkiya is Hathi gate station, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khadkiya.

Khadkiya is about 21 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khadkiya is in Niwali tehsil of Barwani district. Hathi gate station is about 15 km away. Rajpur is about 15 km away. Niwali is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidadi (5.8 km), Sidardi (5.8 km) and Sildad (5.8 km).

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

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