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About Aharkheda Village

Aharkheda is a small village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 221 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.73 hectares hectares.

Aharkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aharkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 444.73 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 221
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aharkheda compares

By the 2011 count Aharkheda is the 87th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 444.73 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Aharkheda

Aharkheda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Aharkheda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Aharkheda from other places

Aharkheda lies about 18 km from Hoshangabad. 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 Aharkheda
Tehsil headquarters Babai 15 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 18 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 18 km

Villages closest to Aharkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aharkheda village had a population of 415. That makes it the 87th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Aharkheda village has 221 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aharkheda has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Aharkheda covers 444.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aharkheda falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Aharkheda notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Aharkheda.

Aharkheda is about 18 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aharkheda is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 15 km away. Hoshangabad is about 18 km away. Narmadapuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhansi (1.6 km), Bankhedi (2.9 km) and Bikor (3.3 km).

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

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