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About Khal Village

Khal 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 838, made up of 443 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.4 hectares hectares.

Khal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 324.4 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 443
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khal compares

By the 2011 count Khal is the 73rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 324.4 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Khal

Khal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khal from other places

Khal lies about 36 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharamkundi, about 5.5 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 Khal
Nearest railway station Dharamkundi 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 10 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 10 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 36 km

Villages closest to Khal

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 Khal

As per the Census of India 2011, Khal village had a population of 838. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Khal village has 443 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khal has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Khal covers 324.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khal is Dharamkundi, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khal.

Khal is about 36 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khal is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Dharamkundi is about 5.5 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 10 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sota Chikhali (under 2 km), Kharda (1.8 km) and Bhamedi (2.1 km).

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

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