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About Mekhda Hedi Village

Mekhda Hedi is a mid sized village in Badoda tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 463 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.09 hectares hectares.

Mekhda Hedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekhda Hedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Badoda
Area (hectares) 222.09 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 463
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mekhda Hedi compares

By the 2011 count Mekhda Hedi is the 36th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 222.09 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Mekhda Hedi

Mekhda Hedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mekhda Hedi as Available within 5 - 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 Mekhda Hedi from other places

Mekhda Hedi lies about 15 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, 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 Mekhda Hedi
Tehsil headquarters Badoda 5.1 km
District headquarters Sheopur 15 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 16 km

Villages closest to Mekhda Hedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badoda 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 Mekhda Hedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekhda Hedi village had a population of 898. That makes it the 36th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Mekhda Hedi village has 463 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekhda Hedi has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Mekhda Hedi covers 222.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mekhda Hedi falls under Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mekhda Hedi is Sheopur Kalan, 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 village for Mekhda Hedi.

Mekhda Hedi is about 15 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekhda Hedi is in Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district. Badoda is about 5.1 km away. Sheopur is about 15 km away. Sheopur Kalan 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 Bilendi (1.5 km), Sarsali (2.0 km) and Radep (2.8 km).

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

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