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About Pekhlon Village

Pekhlon is a mid sized village in Rahatgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 450 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.66 hectares hectares.

Pekhlon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pekhlon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Rahatgarh
Area (hectares) 369.66 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 450
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pekhlon compares

By the 2011 count Pekhlon is the 31st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 709 residents. Its 369.66 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Pekhlon

Pekhlon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pekhlon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pekhlon from other places

Pekhlon lies about 43 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Isarwara, about 33 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 Pekhlon
Nearest town Begamganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahatgarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Isarwara 33 km
District headquarters Sagar 43 km

Villages closest to Pekhlon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pekhlon village had a population of 867. That makes it the 31st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 709 residents.

Pekhlon village has 450 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pekhlon has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

Pekhlon covers 369.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pekhlon falls under Rahatgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pekhlon is Isarwara, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Pekhlon.

Pekhlon is about 43 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pekhlon is in Rahatgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Begamganj is about 10 km away. Rahatgarh is about 12 km away. Isarwara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuriya (under 2 km), Dhekri (1.7 km) and Mahuna Gujar (2.8 km).

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

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