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About Khanpura Village

Khanpura is a mid sized village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 409 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.78 hectares hectares.

Khanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 239.78 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 409
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanpura compares

By the 2011 count Khanpura is the 69th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 239.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Khanpura

Khanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanpura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanpura from other places

Khanpura lies about 36 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Itayakalan, about 3.3 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 Khanpura
Nearest town Mandideep 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Itayakalan 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 14 km
District headquarters Raisen 36 km

Villages closest to Khanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpura village had a population of 761. That makes it the 69th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Khanpura village has 409 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpura has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Khanpura covers 239.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanpura falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanpura is Itayakalan, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Khanpura.

Khanpura is about 36 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpura is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Mandideep is about 2.2 km away. Itayakalan is about 3.3 km away. Goharganj 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 Pipliya Gajju (1.6 km), Sarakiya (2.3 km) and Kiratnagar (2.8 km).

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

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