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About Khed Village

Khed is a mid sized village in Igatpuri tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,973, made up of 999 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1057 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Igatpuri
Pincode 422403
Area (hectares) 1057 hectares
Population 1,973
Male Population 999
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khed compares

By the 2011 count Khed is the 40th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 1057 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Khed

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

Khed lies about 38 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Ghoti, about 10 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 Khed
Nearest railway station Ghoti 10 km
Nearest town Ghoti Budrukh 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Igatpuri 16 km
District headquarters Nashik 38 km

Villages closest to Khed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khed village had a population of 1,973. That makes it the 40th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Khed village has 999 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khed has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Khed is 422403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khed covers 1057 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.

Khed falls under Igatpuri tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khed is Ghoti, about 10 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 Khed.

Khed is about 38 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khed is in Igatpuri tehsil of Nashik district. Ghoti is about 10 km away. Ghoti Budrukh is about 10 km away. Igatpuri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awal Khed (under 2 km), Pardeshiwadi (under 2 km) and Wasali (3.0 km).

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

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