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About Gankar Kheda Village

Gankar Kheda is a small village in Bamori tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 223 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares.

Gankar Kheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gankar Kheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Bamori
Area (hectares) 605 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 223
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gankar Kheda compares

By the 2011 count Gankar Kheda is the 142nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gankar Kheda

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

Gankar Kheda lies about 20 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Dharnoda, about 2.4 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 Gankar Kheda
Nearest railway station Dharnoda 2.4 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 20 km
District headquarters Guna 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bamori 27 km

Villages closest to Gankar Kheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gankar Kheda village had a population of 436. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Gankar Kheda village has 223 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gankar Kheda has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Gankar Kheda covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gankar Kheda falls under Bamori tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gankar Kheda is Dharnoda, about 2.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gankar Kheda.

Gankar Kheda is about 20 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gankar Kheda is in Bamori tehsil of Guna district. Dharnoda is about 2.4 km away. Rāghogarh is about 20 km away. Guna is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Am Kheda (under 2 km), Boodha Kheda (under 2 km) and Hanumat Kheda (under 2 km).

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

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