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About Khede Village

Khede is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 570 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416505
Area (hectares) 396.12 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 570
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khede compares

By the 2011 count Khede is the 32nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 396.12 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Khede

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

Khede lies about 60 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 45 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 Khede
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 4.9 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 15 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 45 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 60 km

Villages closest to Khede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khede village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Khede village has 570 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khede has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Khede is 416505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khede covers 396.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khede falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khede is Belagavi, about 45 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 Khede.

Khede is about 60 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khede is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 4.9 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 15 km away. Belagavi is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajgoli Kh (under 2 km), Hajgoli Bk (under 2 km) and Madilage (1.6 km).

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

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