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About Kherkhedi Village

Kherkhedi is a mid sized village in Bhanpura tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 581 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.51 hectares hectares.

Kherkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Bhanpura
Area (hectares) 460.51 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 581
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kherkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Kherkhedi is the 35th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,531 residents. Its 460.51 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kherkhedi

Kherkhedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherkhedi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherkhedi from other places

Kherkhedi lies about 85 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawani Mandi, about 8.0 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 Kherkhedi
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpura 5.4 km
Nearest town Bhānpura 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Bhawani Mandi 8.0 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 85 km

Villages closest to Kherkhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherkhedi village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 35th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,531 residents.

Kherkhedi village has 581 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherkhedi has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Kherkhedi covers 460.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherkhedi falls under Bhanpura tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherkhedi is Bhawani Mandi, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kherkhedi.

Kherkhedi is about 85 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherkhedi is in Bhanpura tehsil of Mandsaur district. Bhanpura is about 5.4 km away. Bhānpura is about 5.4 km away. Bhawani Mandi is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherkheda Bhat (under 2 km), Rehtadi (2.1 km) and Khajurna (2.3 km).

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

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