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About Purakher Kheda Village

Purakher Kheda is a small village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 80 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.9 hectares hectares.

Purakher Kheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purakher Kheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 35.9 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 80
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Purakher Kheda compares

By the 2011 count Purakher Kheda is the 239th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 35.9 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Purakher Kheda

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

Purakher Kheda lies about 34 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Chachaura Binaganj, about 35 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 Purakher Kheda
Nearest town Aklera 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 32 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Chachaura Binaganj 35 km

Villages closest to Purakher Kheda

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 Purakher Kheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Purakher Kheda village had a population of 159. That makes it the 239th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Purakher Kheda village has 80 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purakher Kheda has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Purakher Kheda covers 35.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purakher Kheda falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purakher Kheda is Chachaura Binaganj, about 35 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 Purakher Kheda.

Purakher Kheda is about 34 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purakher Kheda is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Aklera is about 18 km away. Khilchipur is about 32 km away. Rajgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardapura (under 2 km), Mogyapura (under 2 km) and Pura Dhamanya (under 2 km).

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

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