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About Khapa Village

Khapa is a mid sized village in Athner tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 521 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1173.34 hectares hectares.

Khapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Athner
Area (hectares) 1173.34 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 521
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapa compares

By the 2011 count Khapa is the 33rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 968 residents. Its 1173.34 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 986.

Getting to Khapa

Khapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khapa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 31 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Hiwarkhed, about 27 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 Athner 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Hiwarkhed 27 km
District headquarters Betul 31 km
Nearest town Betūl 31 km

Villages closest to Khapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Athner 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 1,012. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 968 residents.

Khapa village has 521 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Khapa covers 1173.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khapa is Hiwarkhed, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khapa.

Khapa is about 31 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 Athner tehsil of Betul district. Athner is about 5.1 km away. Hiwarkhed is about 27 km away. Betul is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pusli (3.2 km), Gujarmal (3.6 km) and Thani (4.2 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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