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About Khakhara Village

Khakhara is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 235 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.72 hectares hectares.

Khakhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khakhara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 156.72 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 235
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khakhara compares

By the 2011 count Khakhara is the 119th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 156.72 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Khakhara

Khakhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khakhara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khakhara from other places

Khakhara lies about 40 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 8.5 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 Khakhara
Nearest railway station Salaia 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 14 km
Nearest town Sihorā 34 km
District headquarters Katni 40 km

Villages closest to Khakhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khakhara village had a population of 451. That makes it the 119th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Khakhara village has 235 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khakhara has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Khakhara covers 156.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khakhara falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khakhara is Salaia, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khakhara.

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

Khakhara is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Salaia is about 8.5 km away. Bahoriband is about 14 km away. Sihorā is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadra (under 2 km), Khajuri (2.7 km) and Ghaniya (3.0 km).

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

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