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About Khed Village

Khed is a large village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,673, made up of 1,844 males and 1,829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380 hectares hectares.

Khed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 380 hectares
Population 3,673
Male Population 1,844
Female Population 1,829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khed compares

By the 2011 count Khed is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 380 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Khed

Khed is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 81 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Khed, about 1.6 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 Khed
Nearest railway station Khed 1.6 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 24 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 81 km

Villages closest to Khed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khed 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 3,673. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Khed village has 1,844 males and 1,829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khed has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Khed covers 380 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khed falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khed is Khed, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khed.

Khed is about 81 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khed is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Khed is about 1.6 km away. Chiplūn is about 24 km away. Ratnagiri is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinjale Tarf Khed (under 2 km), Kuraval Khed (under 2 km) and Talvat Khed (under 2 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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