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About Kharda Village

Kharda is a mid sized village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 676 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.79 hectares hectares.

Kharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 628.79 hectares
Population 1,347
Male Population 676
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharda compares

By the 2011 count Kharda is the 34th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 628.79 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kharda

Kharda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharda from other places

Kharda lies about 38 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about 2.9 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 Kharda
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 2.9 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Babai 16 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 38 km

Villages closest to Kharda

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 Kharda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharda village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 34th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Kharda village has 676 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharda has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Kharda covers 628.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharda is Guramkhedi, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharda.

Kharda is about 38 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharda is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Guramkhedi is about 2.9 km away. Sohāgpur is about 12 km away. Babai 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 Khutiya (under 2 km), Jhalon (2.9 km) and Meghli (3.4 km).

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

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