About Bhankhed Village

Bhankhed is a mid sized village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 844 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.07 hectares hectares.

Bhankhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhankhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Chikhli
Area (hectares)	303.07 hectares
Population	1,651
Male Population	844
Female Population	807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhankhed compares

By the 2011 count Bhankhed is the 49th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 303.07 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bhankhed

Bhankhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhankhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhankhed from other places

Bhankhed lies about 25 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 56 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 Bhankhed
Tehsil headquarters	Chikhli	4.6 km
District headquarters	Buldana	25 km
Nearest railway station	Khamgaon	56 km

Villages closest to Bhankhed

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

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Common questions about Bhankhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhankhed village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 49th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Bhankhed village has 844 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhankhed has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Bhankhed covers 303.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhankhed falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhankhed is Khamgaon, about 56 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhankhed.

Bhankhed is about 25 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhankhed is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 4.6 km away. Buldana is about 25 km away. Khamgaon is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.