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About Khapa Village

Khapa is a small village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 209 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.92 hectares hectares.

Khapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 395.92 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 209
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapa compares

By the 2011 count Khapa is the 120th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 395.92 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 992.

Getting to Khapa

Khapa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khapa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khapa from other places

Khapa lies about 24 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Jaulkhera, about 9.2 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
Nearest railway station Jaulkhera 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 11 km
District headquarters Betul 24 km

Villages closest to Khapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amla 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 404. That makes it the 120th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Khapa village has 209 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapa has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Khapa covers 395.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khapa falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khapa is Jaulkhera, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khapa.

Khapa is about 24 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapa is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Jaulkhera is about 9.2 km away. Amla is about 11 km away. Betul is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapa Khateda (under 2 km), Somalapur (2.4 km) and Umariya (2.7 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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