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About Sankhedi Village

Sankhedi is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 575 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.32 hectares hectares.

Sankhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Rajgarh
Area (hectares) 542.32 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 575
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sankhedi compares

By the 2011 count Sankhedi is the 30th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 542.32 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Sankhedi

Sankhedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankhedi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankhedi from other places

Sankhedi lies about 24 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pachor Road, about 6.8 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 Sankhedi
Nearest railway station Pachor Road 6.8 km
Nearest town Pachor 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 24 km

Villages closest to Sankhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhedi village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 30th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Sankhedi village has 575 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhedi has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Sankhedi covers 542.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sankhedi falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sankhedi is Pachor Road, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sankhedi.

Sankhedi is about 24 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhedi is in Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Pachor Road is about 6.8 km away. Pachor is about 9.0 km away. Rajgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatri Rajgarh (2.3 km), Chhatri Narsinghgarh (2.3 km) and Odpur (2.4 km).

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

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