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About Vichkhede Village

Vichkhede is a mid sized village in Parola tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,642, made up of 843 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.66 hectares hectares.

Vichkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vichkhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Parola
Area (hectares) 347.66 hectares
Population 1,642
Male Population 843
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vichkhede compares

By the 2011 count Vichkhede is the 33rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents. Its 347.66 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Vichkhede

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

Vichkhede lies about 53 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Amalner, about 21 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 Vichkhede
Tehsil headquarters Parola 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Amalner 21 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 53 km

Villages closest to Vichkhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vichkhede village had a population of 1,642. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents.

Vichkhede village has 843 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vichkhede has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Vichkhede covers 347.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vichkhede falls under Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vichkhede is Amalner, about 21 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 Vichkhede.

Vichkhede is about 53 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vichkhede is in Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district. Parola is about 5.0 km away. Amalner is about 21 km away. Jalgaon is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Undirkhede (1.7 km), Undanikhalsa (2.1 km) and Pungaon (2.7 km).

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

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