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About Khamda Village

Khamda is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 155 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332 hectares hectares.

Khamda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 332 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 155
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khamda compares

By the 2011 count Khamda is the 131st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 332 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Khamda

Khamda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khamda 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khamda from other places

Khamda lies about 38 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about 2.9 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 Khamda
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 12 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 12 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 38 km

Villages closest to Khamda

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.

Common questions about Khamda

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamda village had a population of 302. That makes it the 131st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Khamda village has 155 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamda has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 904.

Khamda covers 332 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khamda is Guramkhedi, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khamda.

Khamda is about 38 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamda is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Guramkhedi is about 2.9 km away. Sohagpur is about 12 km away. Sohāgpur 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 Jamuniya (2.9 km), Semri Harchand (3.2 km) and Patharai (4.8 km).

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

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