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About Khapa Village

Khapa is a small village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 73 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.29 hectares hectares.

Khapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 118.29 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 73
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khapa compares

By the 2011 count Khapa is the 116th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 118.29 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Khapa

Khapa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khapa as Available within <5 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 Khapa from other places

Khapa lies about 20 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Kesla, about 6.0 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 Khapa
Nearest railway station Kesla 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 7.5 km
Nearest town Itārsi 7.5 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 20 km

Villages closest to Khapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapa village had a population of 143. That makes it the 116th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Khapa village has 73 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Khapa covers 118.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khapa falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khapa is Kesla, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khapa.

Khapa 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.

Khapa is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Kesla is about 6.0 km away. Itarsi is about 7.5 km away. Itārsi is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadan Khapa (under 2 km), Nagpur Kalan (under 2 km) and Chandon (1.8 km).

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

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