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About Alakhedi Village

Alakhedi is a small village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 185 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.08 hectares hectares.

Alakhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alakhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 370.08 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 185
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Alakhedi compares

By the 2011 count Alakhedi is the 90th 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 370.08 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Alakhedi

Alakhedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alakhedi 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 Alakhedi from other places

Alakhedi lies about 33 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about 6.4 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 Alakhedi
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Babai 11 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 16 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 33 km

Villages closest to Alakhedi

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 Alakhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Alakhedi village had a population of 377. That makes it the 90th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Alakhedi village has 185 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alakhedi has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Alakhedi covers 370.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Alakhedi is Guramkhedi, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alakhedi.

Alakhedi is about 33 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alakhedi is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Guramkhedi is about 6.4 km away. Babai is about 11 km away. Sohāgpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kans Kheda (under 2 km), Meghli (2.5 km) and Simrodha (2.5 km).

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

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