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About Golkheda Village

Golkheda is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 357 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1039.46 hectares hectares.

Golkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 1039.46 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 357
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Golkheda compares

By the 2011 count Golkheda is the 86th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 1039.46 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 946.

Getting to Golkheda

Golkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golkheda 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 Golkheda from other places

Golkheda lies about 36 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 16 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 Golkheda
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 17 km
District headquarters Indore 36 km

Villages closest to Golkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golkheda village had a population of 719. That makes it the 86th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Golkheda village has 357 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golkheda has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Golkheda covers 1039.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golkheda falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Golkheda is Patalpani Waterfall, about 16 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 Golkheda.

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

Golkheda is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Patalpani Waterfall is about 16 km away. Mhow is about 17 km away. Indore is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujarkheda (under 2 km), Badgaon (under 2 km) and Kankriya (1.6 km).

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

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