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About Hanukheda Village

Hanukheda is a large village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,720, made up of 1,431 males and 1,289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1461.26 hectares hectares.

Hanukheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanukheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 1461.26 hectares
Population 2,720
Male Population 1,431
Female Population 1,289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanukheda compares

By the 2011 count Hanukheda is the 15th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 1461.26 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Hanukheda

Hanukheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hanukheda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hanukheda from other places

Hanukheda lies about 76 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mataundh, about 19 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 Hanukheda
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Mataundh 19 km
Nearest town Bānda 25 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 76 km

Villages closest to Hanukheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanukheda village had a population of 2,720. That makes it the 15th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Hanukheda village has 1,431 males and 1,289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanukheda has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Hanukheda covers 1461.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hanukheda falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hanukheda is Mataundh, about 19 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 - 10 km distance for Hanukheda.

Hanukheda is about 76 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanukheda is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 4.5 km away. Mataundh is about 19 km away. Bānda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kitpura (under 2 km), Kishunpur (2.0 km) and Churyari (4.1 km).

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

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