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About Khamkua Village

Khamkua is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 153 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.45 hectares hectares.

Khamkua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamkua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 47.45 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 153
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khamkua compares

By the 2011 count Khamkua is the 154th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 47.45 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Khamkua

Khamkua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khamkua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Khamkua from other places

Khamkua lies about 81 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 50 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 Khamkua
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 14 km
Nearest town Begamganj 41 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 50 km
District headquarters Raisen 81 km

Villages closest to Khamkua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamkua village had a population of 308. That makes it the 154th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Khamkua village has 153 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamkua has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Khamkua covers 47.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khamkua falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khamkua is Gadarwara, about 50 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khamkua.

Khamkua is about 81 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamkua is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 14 km away. Begamganj is about 41 km away. Gadarwara is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilgawan (under 2 km), Puddar (under 2 km) and Birpur (2.6 km).

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

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