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About Khekdi Village

Khekdi is a small village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 210 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.31 hectares hectares.

Khekdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khekdi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 297.31 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 210
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khekdi compares

By the 2011 count Khekdi is the 82nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 297.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Khekdi

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

Khekdi lies about 52 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Nagri, about 12 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 Khekdi
Nearest railway station Nagri 12 km
Nearest town Warora 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 25 km
District headquarters Wardha 52 km

Villages closest to Khekdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khekdi village had a population of 419. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Khekdi village has 210 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khekdi has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Khekdi covers 297.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khekdi falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khekdi is Nagri, about 12 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 Khekdi.

Khekdi is about 52 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khekdi is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Nagri is about 12 km away. Warora is about 22 km away. Hinganghat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhiwri Pipari (2.0 km), Sawangi (3.0 km) and Dhochi (5.3 km).

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

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