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About Shakkar Khedi Village

Shakkar Khedi is a mid sized village in Piploda tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 317 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.06 hectares hectares.

Shakkar Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakkar Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Piploda
Area (hectares) 250.06 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 317
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Shakkar Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Shakkar Khedi is the 61st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents. Its 250.06 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Shakkar Khedi

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

Shakkar Khedi lies about 41 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Mundalaram, about 7.1 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 Shakkar Khedi
Nearest railway station Mundalaram 7.1 km
Nearest town Jaora 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Piploda 14 km
District headquarters Ratlam 41 km

Villages closest to Shakkar Khedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakkar Khedi village had a population of 624. That makes it the 61st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents.

Shakkar Khedi village has 317 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakkar Khedi has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Shakkar Khedi covers 250.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakkar Khedi falls under Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakkar Khedi is Mundalaram, about 7.1 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 Shakkar Khedi.

Shakkar Khedi is about 41 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakkar Khedi is in Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district. Mundalaram is about 7.1 km away. Jaora is about 11 km away. Piploda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhajha Khedi (under 2 km), Talidana (under 2 km) and Bilandpur (2.2 km).

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

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