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About Kharkheda Village

Kharkheda is a mid sized village in Garoth tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 344 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.24 hectares hectares.

Kharkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Garoth
Area (hectares) 493.24 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 344
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkheda compares

By the 2011 count Kharkheda is the 59th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 493.24 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kharkheda

Kharkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharkheda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kharkheda from other places

Kharkheda lies about 74 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Garot, about 9.6 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 Kharkheda
Nearest railway station Garot 9.6 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Garoth 15 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 74 km

Villages closest to Kharkheda

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 Kharkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkheda village had a population of 674. That makes it the 59th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Kharkheda village has 344 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkheda has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Kharkheda covers 493.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharkheda is Garot, about 9.6 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 <5 km distance for Kharkheda.

Kharkheda 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.

Kharkheda is in Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district. Garot is about 9.6 km away. Shāmgarh is about 15 km away. Garoth is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalakheda (1.9 km), Kothada Khurd (2.2 km) and Boliya (3.6 km).

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

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