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About Bawdikheda Village

Bawdikheda is a mid sized village in Garoth tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 261 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.27 hectares hectares.

Bawdikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bawdikheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Garoth
Area (hectares) 185.27 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 261
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bawdikheda compares

By the 2011 count Bawdikheda is the 73rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 185.27 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bawdikheda

Bawdikheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bawdikheda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bawdikheda from other places

Bawdikheda lies about 63 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Garot, about 8.5 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 Bawdikheda
Tehsil headquarters Garoth 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Garot 8.5 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 16 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 63 km

Villages closest to Bawdikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bawdikheda village had a population of 516. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Bawdikheda village has 261 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bawdikheda has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Bawdikheda covers 185.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bawdikheda falls under Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bawdikheda is Garot, about 8.5 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 village for Bawdikheda.

Bawdikheda is about 63 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bawdikheda is in Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district. Garoth is about 3.1 km away. Garot is about 8.5 km away. Shāmgarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barrakhedi (under 2 km), Borkhedi (under 2 km) and Hingoriya (1.6 km).

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

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