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About Khempur Village

Khempur is a small village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 156 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.27 hectares hectares.

Khempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khempur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 196.27 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 156
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khempur compares

By the 2011 count Khempur is the 156th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 196.27 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Khempur

Khempur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khempur as Available within 5 - 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 Khempur from other places

Khempur lies about 45 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 39 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 Khempur
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Jabri 39 km
District headquarters Sehore 45 km

Villages closest to Khempur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khempur village had a population of 309. That makes it the 156th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Khempur village has 156 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khempur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Khempur covers 196.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khempur falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khempur is Jabri, about 39 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khempur.

Khempur is about 45 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khempur is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 4.2 km away. Jabri is about 39 km away. Sehore is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (under 2 km), Richhadiya (1.7 km) and Jagmalpura (2.9 km).

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

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