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About Bankhedi Village

Bankhedi is a small village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 220 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.68 hectares hectares.

Bankhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 531.68 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 220
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Bankhedi compares

By the 2011 count Bankhedi is the 86th 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 531.68 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bankhedi

Bankhedi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bankhedi 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 Bankhedi from other places

Bankhedi lies about 20 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 Bankhedi
Tehsil headquarters Babai 16 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 20 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 20 km

Villages closest to Bankhedi

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 Bankhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankhedi village had a population of 419. That makes it the 86th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Bankhedi village has 220 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankhedi has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Bankhedi covers 531.68 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.

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

The census record for Bankhedi 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 Bankhedi.

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

Bankhedi is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 16 km away. Hoshangabad is about 20 km away. Narmadapuram 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 Budhni (2.3 km), Aharkheda (2.9 km) and Bikor (3.4 km).

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

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