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About Maharkheda Village

Maharkheda is a mid sized village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 298 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.62 hectares hectares.

Maharkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Area (hectares) 342.62 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 298
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharkheda compares

By the 2011 count Maharkheda is the 107th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 342.62 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Maharkheda

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

Maharkheda lies about 34 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 14 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 Maharkheda
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 14 km
Nearest town Risod 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sengaon 22 km
District headquarters Hingoli 34 km

Villages closest to Maharkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharkheda village had a population of 548. That makes it the 107th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Maharkheda village has 298 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharkheda has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Maharkheda covers 342.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maharkheda falls under Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Maharkheda is Kekatumar, about 14 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 Maharkheda.

Maharkheda is about 34 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharkheda is in Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Kekatumar is about 14 km away. Risod is about 20 km away. Sengaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwara Najik Maharkheda (under 2 km), Kendra Kh (1.6 km) and Mannas Pimpari (2.7 km).

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

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