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About Kherkheda Village

Kherkheda is a small village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 170 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.04 hectares hectares.

Kherkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 250.04 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 170
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherkheda compares

By the 2011 count Kherkheda is the 163rd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 250.04 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kherkheda

Kherkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherkheda as Available within 10+ 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 Kherkheda from other places

Kherkheda lies about 18 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 Kherkheda
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 10 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 18 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 18 km
Nearest railway station Pench 34 km

Villages closest to Kherkheda

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 Kherkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherkheda village had a population of 314. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Kherkheda village has 170 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherkheda has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Kherkheda covers 250.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kherkheda 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kherkheda.

Kherkheda is about 18 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherkheda is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 10 km away. Rajgarh is about 18 km away. Rājgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherkhedikhurd (1.6 km), Manpura (1.7 km) and Sadia Kuwan (2.1 km).

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

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