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About Bankhedi Village

Bankhedi is one of the larger villages in Bankhedi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,667, made up of 7,084 males and 6,583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685.55 hectares hectares.

Bankhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Bankhedi
Area (hectares) 685.55 hectares
Population 13,667
Male Population 7,084
Female Population 6,583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bankhedi compares

By the 2011 count Bankhedi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 685.55 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bankhedi

Bankhedi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bankhedi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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
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 Bankhedi 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 13,667. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Bankhedi village has 7,084 males and 6,583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankhedi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Bankhedi covers 685.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Bankhedi notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. 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 Mahua Kheda (6.1 km), Menda Kheda (6.1 km) and Sem Kheda (6.1 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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