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About Roshya Village

Roshya is a mid sized village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 429 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.09 hectares hectares.

Roshya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roshya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 628.09 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 429
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Roshya compares

By the 2011 count Roshya is the 80th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 628.09 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Roshya

Roshya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Roshya as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Roshya from other places

Roshya lies about 58 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Attar, about 6.9 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 Roshya
Nearest railway station Attar 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 22 km
Nearest town Sanāwad 25 km
District headquarters Khargone 58 km

Villages closest to Roshya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Roshya village had a population of 857. That makes it the 80th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Roshya village has 429 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roshya has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Roshya covers 628.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Roshya falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Roshya is Attar, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Roshya.

Roshya is about 58 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roshya is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Attar is about 6.9 km away. Bhikangaon is about 22 km away. Sanāwad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somla (2.8 km), Kherda (3.0 km) and Banjhar (4.8 km).

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

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