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About Khed Village

Khed is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 547 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415407
Area (hectares) 443.09 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 547
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khed compares

By the 2011 count Khed is the 56th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 443.09 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

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 <5 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 48 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 1.9 km
Nearest town Urun-Islāmpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 26 km
District headquarters Sangli 48 km

Villages closest to Khed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirala 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 1,056. That makes it the 56th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Khed village has 547 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khed has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Khed is 415407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khed covers 443.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khed falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khed is Shenoli, about 26 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 km distance for Khed.

Khed is about 48 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khed is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 1.9 km away. Urun-Islāmpur is about 15 km away. Shenoli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Red (under 2 km), Shirala (1.9 km) and Shirala Kh (1.9 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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