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About Walkhed Village

Walkhed is a mid sized village in Partur tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 660 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Walkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Partur
Pincode 431502
Area (hectares) 681.2 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 660
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Walkhed compares

By the 2011 count Walkhed is the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,492 residents. Its 681.2 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Walkhed

Walkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Walkhed 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Walkhed from other places

Walkhed lies about 43 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Partur, about 5.6 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 Walkhed
Nearest railway station Partur 5.6 km
Nearest town Partūr 7.1 km
District headquarters Jalna 43 km

Villages closest to Walkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Walkhed village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,492 residents.

Walkhed village has 660 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walkhed has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Walkhed is 431502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Walkhed covers 681.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Walkhed falls under Partur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walkhed is Partur, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Walkhed.

Walkhed is about 43 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walkhed is in Partur tehsil of Jalna district. Partur is about 5.6 km away. Partūr is about 7.1 km away. Jalna is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shewga (2.4 km), Bamni (3.2 km) and Antarwala (3.5 km).

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

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