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About Gata Kheda Village

Gata Kheda is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 628 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 793.64 hectares hectares.

Gata Kheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gata Kheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 793.64 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 628
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gata Kheda compares

By the 2011 count Gata Kheda is the 46th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 793.64 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Gata Kheda

Gata Kheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gata Kheda as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gata Kheda from other places

Gata Kheda lies about 36 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 17 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 Gata Kheda
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Salaia 17 km
Nearest town Sihorā 26 km
District headquarters Katni 36 km

Villages closest to Gata Kheda

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 Gata Kheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gata Kheda village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 46th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Gata Kheda village has 628 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gata Kheda has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Gata Kheda covers 793.64 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.

Gata Kheda falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gata Kheda is Salaia, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gata Kheda.

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

Gata Kheda is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 5.3 km away. Salaia is about 17 km away. Sihorā is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathradi Pipariya (2.0 km), Amgawan (2.7 km) and Patna (2.9 km).

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

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