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About Khatkhed Village

Khatkhed is a mid sized village in Shegaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 400 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Shegaon
Pincode 444201
Area (hectares) 313.24 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 400
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatkhed compares

By the 2011 count Khatkhed is the 46th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents. Its 313.24 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Khatkhed

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

Khatkhed lies about 65 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 13 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 Khatkhed
Nearest railway station Shegaon 13 km
District headquarters Buldana 65 km

Villages closest to Khatkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatkhed village had a population of 756. That makes it the 46th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents.

Khatkhed village has 400 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatkhed has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Khatkhed is 444201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatkhed covers 313.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khatkhed falls under Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khatkhed is Shegaon, about 13 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 Khatkhed.

Khatkhed is about 65 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatkhed is in Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district. Shegaon is about 13 km away. Buldana is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bondgaon (under 2 km), Pahurpurna (2.2 km) and Bhongaon (2.8 km).

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

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