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About Runda Village

Runda is a mid sized village in Jhiranya tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,762, made up of 894 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 694.61 hectares hectares.

Runda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Runda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Jhiranya
Area (hectares) 694.61 hectares
Population 1,762
Male Population 894
Female Population 868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Runda compares

By the 2011 count Runda is the 39th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 694.61 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Runda

Runda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Runda as Available within village. 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 Runda from other places

Runda lies about 16 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 35 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 Runda
Tehsil headquarters Jhiranya 16 km
District headquarters Khargone 16 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 35 km

Villages closest to Runda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Runda village had a population of 1,762. That makes it the 39th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Runda village has 894 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Runda has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Runda covers 694.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Runda falls under Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Runda is Hathi gate station, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Runda.

Runda is about 16 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Runda is in Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district. Jhiranya is about 16 km away. Khargone is about 16 km away. Hathi gate station is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bunda (under 2 km), Harankundiya (under 2 km) and Mundiya (under 2 km).

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

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