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About Sulkhedi Village

Sulkhedi is a mid sized village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 311 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.52 hectares hectares.

Sulkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 345.52 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 311
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Sulkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Sulkhedi is the 122nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 345.52 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Sulkhedi

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

Sulkhedi lies about 44 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Mohammad Khera, about 21 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 Sulkhedi
Nearest railway station Mohammad Khera 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 21 km
District headquarters Sehore 44 km

Villages closest to Sulkhedi

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 Sulkhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulkhedi village had a population of 591. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Sulkhedi village has 311 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulkhedi has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Sulkhedi covers 345.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sulkhedi is Mohammad Khera, about 21 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 Sulkhedi.

Sulkhedi is about 44 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulkhedi is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Mohammad Khera is about 21 km away. Ashta is about 21 km away. Sehore is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maina (3.1 km), Pau Khedi (5.7 km) and Kumdawada (6.6 km).

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

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