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About Khek Village

Khek is a small village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 252 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.77 hectares hectares.

Khek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khek village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Area (hectares) 463.77 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 252
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khek compares

By the 2011 count Khek is the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 463.77 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Khek

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

Khek lies about 63 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Chikni Road, about 27 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 Khek
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 25 km
Nearest railway station Chikni Road 27 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 32 km
District headquarters Wardha 63 km

Villages closest to Khek

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khek village had a population of 481. That makes it the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Khek village has 252 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khek has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Khek covers 463.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khek falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khek is Chikni Road, about 27 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 Khek.

Khek is about 63 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khek is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 25 km away. Chikni Road is about 27 km away. Hinganghāt is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharmajra (1.6 km), Chapapur (2.8 km) and Satghari (2.9 km).

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

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