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About Kherkhedikalan Village

Kherkhedikalan is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 284 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.91 hectares hectares.

Kherkhedikalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherkhedikalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 213.91 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 284
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Kherkhedikalan compares

By the 2011 count Kherkhedikalan is the 84th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 213.91 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kherkhedikalan

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

Kherkhedikalan lies about 28 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 34 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 Kherkhedikalan
Nearest town Aklera 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 26 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Pench 34 km

Villages closest to Kherkhedikalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherkhedikalan village had a population of 580. That makes it the 84th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Kherkhedikalan village has 284 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherkhedikalan has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Kherkhedikalan covers 213.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherkhedikalan falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherkhedikalan is Pench, about 34 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 Kherkhedikalan.

Kherkhedikalan is about 28 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherkhedikalan is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Aklera is about 21 km away. Khilchipur is about 26 km away. Rajgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokulpura (under 2 km), Narayanganj (under 2 km) and Gordhan (1.8 km).

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

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