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About Damkheda Village

Damkheda is a mid sized village in Segaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 302 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.7 hectares hectares.

Damkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Segaon
Area (hectares) 382.7 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 302
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damkheda compares

By the 2011 count Damkheda is the 44th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents. Its 382.7 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Damkheda

Damkheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Damkheda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Damkheda from other places

Damkheda lies about 29 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 24 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 Damkheda
Tehsil headquarters Segaon 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 24 km
Nearest town Rajpur 25 km
District headquarters Khargone 29 km

Villages closest to Damkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Damkheda village had a population of 590. That makes it the 44th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents.

Damkheda village has 302 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damkheda has about 954 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 992.

Damkheda covers 382.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Damkheda falls under Segaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Damkheda is Hathi gate station, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Damkheda.

Damkheda is about 29 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damkheda is in Segaon tehsil of Khargone district. Segaon is about 5.4 km away. Hathi gate station is about 24 km away. Rajpur 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 Kham Kheda (under 2 km), Domwada (2.8 km) and Bhikharkhedi (3.3 km).

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

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