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About Gidkheda Village

Gidkheda is a small village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 127 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.68 hectares hectares.

Gidkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 204.68 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 127
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gidkheda compares

By the 2011 count Gidkheda is the 155th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 204.68 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Gidkheda

Gidkheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gidkheda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gidkheda from other places

Gidkheda lies about 62 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Pagdhal, about 16 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 Gidkheda
Nearest railway station Pagdhal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 20 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 20 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 62 km

Villages closest to Gidkheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Gidkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidkheda village had a population of 269. That makes it the 155th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Gidkheda village has 127 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidkheda has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Gidkheda covers 204.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gidkheda falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gidkheda is Pagdhal, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gidkheda.

Gidkheda is about 62 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidkheda is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pagdhal is about 16 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 20 km away. Seoni Mālwa 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 Amar Katara (1.5 km), Gangiya (3.8 km) and Palasi (3.9 km).

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

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