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About Mel Khedi Village

Mel Khedi is a mid sized village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 453 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.13 hectares hectares.

Mel Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mel Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 390.13 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 453
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mel Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Mel Khedi is the 57th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 390.13 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Mel Khedi

The census records public bus service for Mel Khedi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mel Khedi from other places

Mel Khedi lies about 39 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, 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 Mel Khedi
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 3.0 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 39 km
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 50 km

Villages closest to Mel Khedi

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 Mel Khedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mel Khedi village had a population of 903. That makes it the 57th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Mel Khedi village has 453 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mel Khedi 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.

Mel Khedi covers 390.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mel Khedi falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mel Khedi is Udiyan Khedi, about 50 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mel Khedi.

Mel Khedi is about 39 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mel Khedi is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 3.0 km away. Rajgarh is about 39 km away. Udiyan Khedi 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 Maina Khedi (2.1 km), Naiheda (2.2 km) and Dhaturia (2.4 km).

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

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