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About Gopal Khedi Village

Gopal Khedi is a small village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 150 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.66 hectares hectares.

Gopal Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 212.66 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 150
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopal Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Khedi is the 145th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 212.66 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Gopal Khedi

Gopal Khedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopal Khedi as Available within <5 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 Gopal Khedi from other places

Gopal Khedi lies about 28 km from Badnawar, and the nearest railway station is Dhar, 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 Gopal Khedi
Nearest railway station Dhar 18 km
Nearest town Dhār 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 28 km

Villages closest to Gopal Khedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badnawar 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 Gopal Khedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Khedi village had a population of 277. That makes it the 145th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Gopal Khedi village has 150 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Khedi has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Gopal Khedi covers 212.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopal Khedi falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopal Khedi is Dhar, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopal Khedi.

Gopal Khedi is about 28 km from Badnawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopal Khedi is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Dhar is about 18 km away. Dhār is about 20 km away. Badnawar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhayan Khurd (under 2 km), Bamanda Kalan (1.7 km) and Katlawada (2.0 km).

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

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