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About Molkhad Village

Molkhad is a small village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 103 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.24 hectares hectares.

Molkhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molkhad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 227.24 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 103
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Molkhad compares

By the 2011 count Molkhad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 227.24 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 999.

Getting to Molkhad

Molkhad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Molkhad 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Molkhad from other places

Molkhad lies about 75 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Jobat, about 40 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 Molkhad
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 12 km
Nearest railway station Jobat 40 km
District headquarters Dhar 75 km

Villages closest to Molkhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Molkhad village had a population of 193. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Molkhad village has 103 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molkhad has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Molkhad covers 227.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Molkhad falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Molkhad is Jobat, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Molkhad.

Molkhad is about 75 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molkhad is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Kukshi is about 12 km away. Jobat is about 40 km away. Dhar is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malwadi (under 2 km), Nisarpur (under 2 km) and Kothada (2.0 km).

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

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