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About Bankheda Village

Bankheda is a mid sized village in Shyampur tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 626 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.65 hectares hectares.

Bankheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Shyampur
Area (hectares) 433.65 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 626
Female Population 567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankheda compares

By the 2011 count Bankheda is the 38th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 433.65 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Bankheda

Bankheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankheda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bankheda from other places

Bankheda lies about 48 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Shujalpur, about 16 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 Bankheda
Tehsil headquarters Shyampur 7.5 km
Nearest town Shujālpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Shujalpur 16 km
District headquarters Sehore 48 km

Villages closest to Bankheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankheda village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 38th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Bankheda village has 626 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankheda has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Bankheda covers 433.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankheda falls under Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankheda is Shujalpur, about 16 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 village for Bankheda.

Bankheda is about 48 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankheda is in Shyampur tehsil of Sehore district. Shyampur is about 7.5 km away. Shujālpur is about 13 km away. Shujalpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkheda Deva (under 2 km), Barkheda Hasan (under 2 km) and Barkheda Kharet (under 2 km).

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

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