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About Shakarkhedi Village

Shakarkhedi is a mid sized village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 365 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.42 hectares hectares.

Shakarkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakarkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 242.42 hectares
Population 755
Male Population 365
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakarkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Shakarkhedi is the 86th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 242.42 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Shakarkhedi

Shakarkhedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shakarkhedi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shakarkhedi from other places

Shakarkhedi lies about 24 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 43 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 Shakarkhedi
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 17 km
District headquarters Khargone 24 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 43 km

Villages closest to Shakarkhedi

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 Shakarkhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakarkhedi village had a population of 755. That makes it the 86th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Shakarkhedi village has 365 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakarkhedi has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Shakarkhedi covers 242.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shakarkhedi is Sirran, about 43 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shakarkhedi.

Shakarkhedi is about 24 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakarkhedi is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 17 km away. Khargone is about 24 km away. Sirran is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohandad (1.7 km), Dagadkhedi (1.9 km) and Selda (3.0 km).

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

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