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About Khand Village

Khand is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 648 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.76 hectares hectares.

Khand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khand village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 283.76 hectares
Population 1,254
Male Population 648
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khand compares

By the 2011 count Khand is the 33rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 283.76 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 935.

Getting to Khand

Khand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khand as Available within village. 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 Khand from other places

Khand lies about 45 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 24 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 Khand
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 7.8 km
Nearest town Sihorā 22 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 24 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 45 km

Villages closest to Khand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khand village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Khand village has 648 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khand has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Khand covers 283.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khand falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khand is Sihora Road, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khand.

Khand is about 45 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khand is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 7.8 km away. Sihorā is about 22 km away. Sihora Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pati (under 2 km), Lamti (under 2 km) and Mudkuru (2.5 km).

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

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