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About Kalakheda Village

Kalakheda is a mid sized village in Garoth tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 313 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.23 hectares hectares.

Kalakheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalakheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Garoth
Area (hectares) 414.23 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 313
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalakheda compares

By the 2011 count Kalakheda is the 61st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 414.23 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kalakheda

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

Kalakheda lies about 74 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Garot, about 9.2 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 Kalakheda
Nearest railway station Garot 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Garoth 14 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 16 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 74 km

Villages closest to Kalakheda

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 Kalakheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalakheda village had a population of 637. That makes it the 61st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Kalakheda village has 313 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalakheda has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Kalakheda covers 414.23 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalakheda is Garot, about 9.2 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 village for Kalakheda.

Kalakheda is about 74 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalakheda is in Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district. Garot is about 9.2 km away. Garoth is about 14 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 Kharkheda (1.9 km), Kothada Buzurg (2.5 km) and Kothada Khurd (3.5 km).

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

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