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About Pau Khedi Village

Pau Khedi is a small village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 215 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.41 hectares hectares.

Pau Khedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pau Khedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 495.41 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 215
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Pau Khedi compares

By the 2011 count Pau Khedi is the 144th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 495.41 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Pau Khedi

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

Pau Khedi lies about 43 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Chakrod, about 26 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 Pau Khedi
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 16 km
Nearest railway station Chakrod 26 km
District headquarters Sehore 43 km

Villages closest to Pau Khedi

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 Pau Khedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pau Khedi village had a population of 422. That makes it the 144th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Pau Khedi village has 215 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pau Khedi has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Pau Khedi covers 495.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pau Khedi falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pau Khedi is Chakrod, about 26 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 Pau Khedi.

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

Pau Khedi is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 16 km away. Chakrod is about 26 km away. Sehore is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumdawada (under 2 km), Maina (2.7 km) and Seoda (3.5 km).

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

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