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About Hiru Khedi Village

Hiru Khedi is a small village in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 86 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.37 hectares hectares.

Hiru Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiru Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Jaora
Area (hectares) 206.37 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 86
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiru Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Hiru Khedi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 206.37 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Hiru Khedi

Hiru Khedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiru Khedi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hiru Khedi from other places

Hiru Khedi lies about 17 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 9.3 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 Hiru Khedi
Nearest railway station Namli 9.3 km
District headquarters Ratlam 17 km
Nearest town Ratlām 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaora 24 km

Villages closest to Hiru Khedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaora 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 Hiru Khedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiru Khedi village had a population of 167. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Hiru Khedi village has 86 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiru Khedi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Hiru Khedi covers 206.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiru Khedi falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hiru Khedi is Namli, about 9.3 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 village for Hiru Khedi.

Hiru Khedi is about 17 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiru Khedi is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Namli is about 9.3 km away. Ratlam is about 17 km away. Ratlām is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sejawata (13 km), Patakhedi (15 km) and Khokhra (15 km).

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

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