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About Prushkheda Village

Prushkheda is a mid sized village in Niwali tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 575 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.05 hectares hectares.

Prushkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prushkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Niwali
Area (hectares) 598.05 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 575
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Prushkheda compares

By the 2011 count Prushkheda is the 41st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents. Its 598.05 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Prushkheda

Prushkheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Prushkheda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Prushkheda from other places

Prushkheda lies about 6.3 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 29 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 Prushkheda
Tehsil headquarters Niwali 6.3 km
District headquarters Barwani 6.3 km
Nearest town Barwāni 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 29 km

Villages closest to Prushkheda

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 Prushkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Prushkheda village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 41st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents.

Prushkheda village has 575 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prushkheda has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Prushkheda covers 598.05 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Prushkheda is Hathi gate station, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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 Prushkheda.

Prushkheda is about 6.3 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prushkheda is in Niwali tehsil of Barwani district. Niwali is about 6.3 km away. Barwani is about 6.3 km away. Barwāni is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mogarikheda (under 2 km), Khedi (6.2 km) and Pichhodi (8.3 km).

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

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