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About Kharpa Village

Kharpa is a mid sized village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,947, made up of 977 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1059.73 hectares hectares.

Kharpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharpa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 1059.73 hectares
Population 1,947
Male Population 977
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharpa compares

By the 2011 count Kharpa is the 19th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 1059.73 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kharpa

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

Kharpa lies about 42 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 52 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 Kharpa
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 5.9 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 42 km
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 52 km

Villages closest to Kharpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharpa village had a population of 1,947. That makes it the 19th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kharpa village has 977 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharpa has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Kharpa covers 1059.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharpa falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kharpa is Udiyan Khedi, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kharpa.

Kharpa is about 42 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharpa is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 5.9 km away. Rajgarh is about 42 km away. Udiyan Khedi is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajahedi (2.0 km), Bhat Khedi (2.0 km) and Tapria Khedi (2.2 km).

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

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