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About Kherkheda Village

Kherkheda is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 404 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares.

Kherkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 372 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 404
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kherkheda compares

By the 2011 count Kherkheda is the 71st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kherkheda

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

How far is Kherkheda from other places

Kherkheda lies about 26 km from Mandsaur. 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 Kherkheda
Tehsil headquarters Malhargarh 1.8 km
Nearest town Nimach 22 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 26 km

Villages closest to Kherkheda

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 Kherkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherkheda village had a population of 831. That makes it the 71st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Kherkheda village has 404 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherkheda has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Kherkheda covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kherkheda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kherkheda.

Kherkheda is about 26 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherkheda is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Malhargarh is about 1.8 km away. Nimach is about 22 km away. Mandsaur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheda (under 2 km), Mundli (1.7 km) and Chandwasa (1.8 km).

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

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