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About Nayakheda Village

Nayakheda is a mid sized village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,502, made up of 744 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 863.83 hectares hectares.

Nayakheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nayakheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 863.83 hectares
Population 1,502
Male Population 744
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Nayakheda compares

By the 2011 count Nayakheda is the 24th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 863.83 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 963.

Getting to Nayakheda

Nayakheda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nayakheda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nayakheda from other places

Nayakheda lies about 38 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 11 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 Nayakheda
Nearest railway station Bakhleta 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 12 km
District headquarters Katni 38 km
Nearest town Murwāra 38 km

Villages closest to Nayakheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nayakheda village had a population of 1,502. That makes it the 24th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Nayakheda village has 744 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nayakheda has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Nayakheda covers 863.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nayakheda falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nayakheda is Bakhleta, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nayakheda.

Nayakheda is about 38 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nayakheda is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Bakhleta is about 11 km away. Rithi is about 12 km away. Katni is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godana (3.6 km), Kathoutiya (3.9 km) and Karhiya Khurd (4.3 km).

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

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