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About Nirkhi Village

Nirkhi is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 601 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.75 hectares hectares.

Nirkhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirkhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 455.75 hectares
Population 1,118
Male Population 601
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nirkhi compares

By the 2011 count Nirkhi is the 46th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 455.75 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Nirkhi

Nirkhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nirkhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nirkhi from other places

Nirkhi lies about 51 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Pagdhal, about 3.7 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 Nirkhi
Nearest railway station Pagdhal 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 12 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 12 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 51 km

Villages closest to Nirkhi

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 Nirkhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirkhi village had a population of 1,118. That makes it the 46th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Nirkhi village has 601 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirkhi has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Nirkhi covers 455.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nirkhi is Pagdhal, about 3.7 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 village for Nirkhi.

Nirkhi is about 51 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirkhi is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pagdhal is about 3.7 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 12 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golgaon (2.8 km), Bisoni Kalan (3.2 km) and Kothra (3.9 km).

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

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