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About Banskhedi Village

Banskhedi is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 413 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.6 hectares hectares.

Banskhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 355.6 hectares
Population 790
Male Population 413
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banskhedi compares

By the 2011 count Banskhedi is the 78th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 355.6 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Banskhedi

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

Banskhedi lies about 34 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Harkia Khal, about 2.4 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 Banskhedi
Nearest railway station Harkia Khal 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Malhargarh 9.5 km
Nearest town Nimach 14 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 34 km

Villages closest to Banskhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskhedi village had a population of 790. That makes it the 78th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Banskhedi village has 413 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskhedi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Banskhedi covers 355.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banskhedi falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banskhedi is Harkia Khal, about 2.4 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 Banskhedi.

Banskhedi is about 34 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banskhedi is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Harkia Khal is about 2.4 km away. Malhargarh is about 9.5 km away. Nimach is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyakhedi (4.1 km), Sokdi (5.0 km) and Molyakhedi (6.1 km).

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

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