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About Bibkhed Village

Bibkhed is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,473, made up of 789 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847.89 hectares hectares.

Bibkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bibkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 847.89 hectares
Population 1,473
Male Population 789
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bibkhed compares

By the 2011 count Bibkhed is the 49th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 847.89 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Bibkhed

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

Bibkhed lies about 38 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 33 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 Bibkhed
Tehsil headquarters Risod 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 33 km
District headquarters Washim 38 km

Villages closest to Bibkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bibkhed village had a population of 1,473. That makes it the 49th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Bibkhed village has 789 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bibkhed has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Bibkhed covers 847.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bibkhed falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bibkhed is Kekatumar, about 33 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 Bibkhed.

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

Bibkhed is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 2.5 km away. Kekatumar is about 33 km away. Washim is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palaskhed (3.2 km), Sawad (4.1 km) and Karda (4.2 km).

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

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