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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 62 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.4 hectares hectares.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 266.4 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 62
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 180th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 266.4 hectares work out to about 0.5 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, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Khanpur

Khanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanpur 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 Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 56 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, about 45 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 Khanpur
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Gulabhganj 45 km
District headquarters Raisen 56 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 121. That makes it the 180th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Khanpur village has 62 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Khanpur covers 266.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanpur falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Gulabhganj, about 45 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 Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 56 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 13 km away. Gulabhganj is about 45 km away. Raisen is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandhiya (1.8 km), Chandbad (2.1 km) and Basiya (2.8 km).

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

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