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About Khonp Village

Khonp is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,224 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1097.06 hectares hectares.

Khonp Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khonp village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 1097.06 hectares
Population 2,340
Male Population 1,224
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khonp compares

By the 2011 count Khonp is the 29th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 1097.06 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Khonp

Khonp is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khonp as Available within village. 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 Khonp from other places

Khonp lies about 8.1 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 11 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 Khonp
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur 11 km

Villages closest to Khonp

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khonp village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 29th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Khonp village has 1,224 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khonp has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Khonp covers 1097.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khonp falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khonp is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khonp.

Khonp is about 8.1 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khonp is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chhatarpur is about 8.1 km away. Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niwari (under 2 km), Khamri (1.8 km) and Morwa (2.6 km).

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

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