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About Khamkhed Village

Khamkhed is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 357 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566 hectares hectares.

Khamkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 566 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 357
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khamkhed compares

By the 2011 count Khamkhed is the 100th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 566 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Khamkhed

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

Khamkhed lies about 62 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 50 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 Khamkhed
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 50 km
District headquarters Buldana 62 km

Villages closest to Khamkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamkhed village had a population of 678. That makes it the 100th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Khamkhed village has 357 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamkhed has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Khamkhed covers 566 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khamkhed falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khamkhed is Jaulka, about 50 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 10+ km distance for Khamkhed.

Khamkhed is about 62 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamkhed is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 5.6 km away. Jaulka is about 50 km away. Buldana is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akola (1.8 km), Khandala (2.4 km) and Anjani Bk (3.4 km).

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

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