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About Kharpawad Village

Kharpawad is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 161 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1117.7 hectares hectares.

Kharpawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharpawad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 1117.7 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 161
Female Population 180
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 within 10+ km distance

How Kharpawad compares

By the 2011 count Kharpawad is the 126th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 1117.7 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 904.

Getting to Kharpawad

Kharpawad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharpawad 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 Kharpawad from other places

Kharpawad lies about 40 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagratawa, about 10 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 Kharpawad
Nearest railway station Bagratawa 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 19 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 19 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 40 km

Villages closest to Kharpawad

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 Kharpawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharpawad village had a population of 341. That makes it the 126th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Kharpawad village has 161 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharpawad has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Kharpawad covers 1117.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharpawad is Bagratawa, about 10 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 Kharpawad.

Kharpawad is about 40 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharpawad is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Bagratawa is about 10 km away. Sohagpur is about 19 km away. Sohāgpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dunda Khapa (under 2 km), Khapa (under 2 km) and Rital Khapa (under 2 km).

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

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