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About Alakheda Village

Alakheda is a small village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 269 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.45 hectares hectares.

Alakheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alakheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 486.45 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 269
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Alakheda compares

By the 2011 count Alakheda is the 70th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 486.45 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 969.

Getting to Alakheda

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

Alakheda lies about 73 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 7.2 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 Alakheda
Nearest railway station Thuria 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Alot 12 km
District headquarters Ratlam 73 km

Villages closest to Alakheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alakheda village had a population of 499. That makes it the 70th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Alakheda village has 269 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alakheda has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Alakheda covers 486.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alakheda falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alakheda is Thuria, about 7.2 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 Alakheda.

Alakheda is about 73 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alakheda is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Thuria is about 7.2 km away. Alot is about 12 km away. Ratlam is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumantya (under 2 km), Rajla (2.3 km) and Khajuri Devada (2.7 km).

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

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