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About Sirkhed Village

Sirkhed is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 278 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.33 hectares hectares.

Sirkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirkhed village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 521.33 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 278
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirkhed compares

By the 2011 count Sirkhed is the 153rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 521.33 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 999.

Getting to Sirkhed

Sirkhed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirkhed as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sirkhed from other places

Sirkhed lies about 44 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Benoda, about 18 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 Sirkhed
Nearest town Shendurjana 14 km
Nearest railway station Benoda 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 19 km
District headquarters Betul 44 km

Villages closest to Sirkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirkhed village had a population of 602. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Sirkhed village has 278 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirkhed has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Sirkhed covers 521.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirkhed falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sirkhed is Benoda, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sirkhed.

Sirkhed is about 44 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirkhed is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Shendurjana is about 14 km away. Benoda is about 18 km away. Multai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur (under 2 km), Kumbhi Kheda (2.4 km) and Amrai (2.7 km).

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

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