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About Arkha Village

Arkha is a small village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 105 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 724 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.23 hectares hectares.

Arkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 17.23 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 105
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 724
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arkha compares

By the 2011 count Arkha is the 230th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 17.23 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Arkha

Arkha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arkha as Available within 10+ 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 Arkha from other places

Arkha lies about 34 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Manda Road, about 57 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 Arkha
Nearest town Mauganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 26 km
District headquarters Sidhi 34 km
Nearest railway station Manda Road 57 km

Villages closest to Arkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkha village had a population of 181. That makes it the 230th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Arkha village has 105 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkha has about 724 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Arkha covers 17.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arkha falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arkha is Manda Road, about 57 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 <5 km distance for Arkha.

Arkha is about 34 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arkha is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Mauganj is about 15 km away. Sihawal is about 26 km away. Sidhi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odra (6.1 km), Patehara Kothar (12 km) and Patehara Sontir (12 km).

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

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