About Ghurkhedi Village

Ghurkhedi is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 196 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.86 hectares hectares.

Ghurkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurkhedi village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Hoshangabad
Tehsil	Sohagpur
Area (hectares)	114.86 hectares
Population	374
Male Population	196
Female Population	178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Ghurkhedi is the 118th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 114.86 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Ghurkhedi

Ghurkhedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghurkhedi as Available within 5 - 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurkhedi from other places

Ghurkhedi lies about 54 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 12 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 Ghurkhedi
Nearest railway station	Sobhapur	12 km
Nearest town	Pipariā	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sohagpur	15 km
District headquarters	Hoshangabad	54 km

Villages closest to Ghurkhedi

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

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Common questions about Ghurkhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurkhedi village had a population of 374. That makes it the 118th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Ghurkhedi village has 196 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurkhedi has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Ghurkhedi covers 114.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurkhedi falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurkhedi is Sobhapur, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghurkhedi.

Ghurkhedi is about 54 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurkhedi is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sobhapur is about 12 km away. Pipariā is about 14 km away. Sohagpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.