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About Khairhani Village

Khairhani is a mid sized village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 715 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.98 hectares hectares.

Khairhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 643.98 hectares
Population 1,372
Male Population 715
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairhani compares

By the 2011 count Khairhani is the 39th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 643.98 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Khairhani

Khairhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khairhani 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 Khairhani from other places

Khairhani lies about 121 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Jabalpur, 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 Khairhani
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Jabalpur 26 km
District headquarters Shahdol 121 km

Villages closest to Khairhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairhani village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 39th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Khairhani village has 715 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairhani has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Khairhani covers 643.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairhani falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khairhani is Jabalpur, 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 village for Khairhani.

Khairhani is about 121 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairhani is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaitpur is about 17 km away. Jabalpur is about 26 km away. Shahdol is about 121 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamudi (3.3 km), Deori (4.9 km) and Sakhi (6.6 km).

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

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