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About Bankhedi Village

Bankhedi is a mid sized village in Udaipura tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,742, made up of 928 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1079.97 hectares hectares.

Bankhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Udaipura
Area (hectares) 1079.97 hectares
Population 1,742
Male Population 928
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Bankhedi compares

By the 2011 count Bankhedi is the 21st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 900 residents. Its 1079.97 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Bankhedi

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

Bankhedi lies about 68 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya, about 37 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 Bankhedi
Tehsil headquarters Udaipura 12 km
Nearest town Bareli 18 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya 37 km
District headquarters Raisen 68 km

Villages closest to Bankhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankhedi village had a population of 1,742. That makes it the 21st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 900 residents.

Bankhedi village has 928 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankhedi has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Bankhedi covers 1079.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankhedi falls under Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankhedi is Pipariya, about 37 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 Bankhedi.

Bankhedi is about 68 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankhedi is in Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district. Udaipura is about 12 km away. Bareli is about 18 km away. Pipariya is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikhawan (2.0 km), Silari Khurd (2.8 km) and Surela (2.9 km).

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

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