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About Neelkanth Village

Neelkanth is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 434 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.75 hectares hectares.

Neelkanth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neelkanth village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 200.75 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 434
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Neelkanth compares

By the 2011 count Neelkanth is the 114th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 200.75 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Neelkanth

Neelkanth is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Neelkanth as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Neelkanth from other places

Neelkanth lies about 51 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Omkareshwar Road, about 12 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 Neelkanth
Nearest town Sanāwad 12 km
Nearest railway station Omkareshwar Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 15 km
District headquarters Khargone 51 km

Villages closest to Neelkanth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neelkanth village had a population of 867. That makes it the 114th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Neelkanth village has 434 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neelkanth has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Neelkanth covers 200.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neelkanth falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Neelkanth is Omkareshwar Road, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Neelkanth.

Neelkanth is about 51 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neelkanth is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Sanāwad is about 12 km away. Omkareshwar Road is about 12 km away. Barwaha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadarpura (under 2 km), Bhoolgaon (under 2 km) and Agar Gaon (1.8 km).

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

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