About Sankheda Village

Sankheda is a small village in Shyampur tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 228 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.18 hectares hectares.

Sankheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankheda village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sehore
Tehsil	Shyampur
Area (hectares)	301.18 hectares
Population	458
Male Population	228
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankheda compares

By the 2011 count Sankheda is the 105th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 301.18 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Sankheda

Sankheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sankheda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sankheda from other places

Sankheda 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 Sankheda
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 Sankheda

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.

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Common questions about Sankheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankheda village had a population of 458. That makes it the 105th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Sankheda village has 228 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankheda has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Sankheda covers 301.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sankheda 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sankheda.

Sankheda 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.

Sankheda 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.