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About Maharkhed Village

Maharkhed is a mid sized village in Sindkhed Raja tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,029, made up of 522 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Sindkhed Raja
Pincode 443203
Area (hectares) 482.01 hectares
Population 1,029
Male Population 522
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharkhed compares

By the 2011 count Maharkhed is the 59th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 482.01 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, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Maharkhed

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

Maharkhed lies about 67 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kodi, about 30 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 Maharkhed
Tehsil headquarters Sindkhed Raja 5.6 km
Nearest town Deūlgaon Rāja 17 km
Nearest railway station Kodi 30 km
District headquarters Buldana 67 km

Villages closest to Maharkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindkhed Raja 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 Maharkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharkhed village had a population of 1,029. That makes it the 59th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Maharkhed village has 522 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharkhed has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Maharkhed is 443203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharkhed covers 482.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharkhed falls under Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Maharkhed is Kodi, about 30 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 Maharkhed.

Maharkhed is about 67 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharkhed is in Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district. Sindkhed Raja is about 5.6 km away. Deūlgaon Rāja is about 17 km away. Kodi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borkhedi Jalal (under 2 km), Hanwatkhed (under 2 km) and Tandulwadi (under 2 km).

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

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