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About Kherkheda Village

Kherkheda is a small village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 76 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.91 hectares hectares.

Kherkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 411.91 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 76
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherkheda compares

By the 2011 count Kherkheda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 411.91 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 967.

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 - 10 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 Kherkheda from other places

Kherkheda lies about 34 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 22 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 Kherkheda
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 22 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 31 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 34 km

Villages closest to Kherkheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sitamau 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 155. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Kherkheda village has 76 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherkheda has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Kherkheda covers 411.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kherkheda is Chowmahala, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kherkheda.

Kherkheda 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.

Kherkheda is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 4.9 km away. Chowmahala is about 22 km away. Shāmgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palyakhedi (under 2 km), Maukheda (2.3 km) and Titrod (2.4 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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