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About Khed Village

Khed is a large village in Morshi tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,674, made up of 2,382 males and 2,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2238.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444905, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Morshi
Pincode 444905
Area (hectares) 2238.01 hectares
Population 4,674
Male Population 2,382
Female Population 2,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khed compares

By the 2011 count Khed is the 5th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 2238.01 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 960.

Getting to Khed

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

Khed lies about 43 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Kolvihir, about 6.4 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 Khed
Nearest railway station Kolvihir 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Morshi 16 km
Nearest town Morsi 16 km
District headquarters Amravati 43 km

Villages closest to Khed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khed village had a population of 4,674. That makes it the 5th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Khed village has 2,382 males and 2,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khed has about 962 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Khed is 444905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khed covers 2238.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khed falls under Morshi tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khed is Kolvihir, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khed.

Khed is about 43 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khed is in Morshi tehsil of Amravati district. Kolvihir is about 6.4 km away. Morshi is about 16 km away. Morsi 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 Belkhed (under 2 km), Belkheda Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Taroda (2.5 km).

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

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