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About Khapa Village

Khapa is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 420 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.43 hectares hectares.

Khapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 440.43 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 420
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 68th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 440.43 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

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 43 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bordhai, about 22 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 town Sārni 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Bordhai 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 23 km
District headquarters Betul 43 km

Villages closest to Khapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 869. That makes it the 68th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Khapa village has 420 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapa has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Khapa covers 440.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khapa falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khapa is Bordhai, about 22 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 43 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 Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Sārni is about 7.6 km away. Bordhai is about 22 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajegaon Khapa Ryt (under 2 km), Loniya Ryt (4.7 km) and Gandhi Gram (5.9 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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