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About Kheda Village

Kheda is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 343 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.27 hectares hectares.

Kheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 229.27 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 343
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheda compares

By the 2011 count Kheda is the 83rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 229.27 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kheda

Kheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kheda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kheda from other places

Kheda lies about 69 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 29 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 Kheda
Nearest town Barwāni 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandhwani 30 km
District headquarters Dhar 69 km

Villages closest to Kheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheda village had a population of 690. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Kheda village has 343 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheda has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Kheda covers 229.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kheda falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kheda is Hathi gate station, about 29 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 village for Kheda.

Kheda is about 69 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheda is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 6.3 km away. Hathi gate station is about 29 km away. Gandhwani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawad (2.4 km), Kundiya (4.3 km) and Khedi Buzurg (6.2 km).

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

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