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About Khantara Village

Khantara is a mid sized village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,970, made up of 1,010 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.86 hectares hectares.

Khantara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khantara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Majhauli
Area (hectares) 777.86 hectares
Population 1,970
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khantara compares

By the 2011 count Khantara is the 18th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 777.86 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Khantara

Khantara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khantara as Available within <5 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 Khantara from other places

Khantara lies about 35 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Joba, about 12 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 Khantara
Tehsil headquarters Majhauli 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Joba 12 km
Nearest town Beohāri 32 km
District headquarters Sidhi 35 km

Villages closest to Khantara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khantara village had a population of 1,970. That makes it the 18th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Khantara village has 1,010 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khantara has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Khantara covers 777.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khantara falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khantara is Joba, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khantara.

Khantara is about 35 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khantara is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. Majhauli is about 6.9 km away. Joba is about 12 km away. Beohāri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhuhi (1.6 km), Tala (2.6 km) and Rupaidol (2.9 km).

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

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