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About Khimara Village

Khimara is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 189 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.43 hectares hectares.

Khimara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khimara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 248.43 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 189
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khimara compares

By the 2011 count Khimara is the 120th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 248.43 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Khimara

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

How far is Khimara from other places

Khimara lies about 52 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 Khimara
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 14 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 14 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 52 km

Villages closest to Khimara

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 Khimara

As per the Census of India 2011, Khimara village had a population of 370. That makes it the 120th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Khimara village has 189 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khimara has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Khimara covers 248.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khimara is Sobhapur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Khimara.

Khimara is about 52 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Pala Khedi (under 2 km), Chandi Khedi (under 2 km) and Ghurkhedi (1.8 km).

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

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