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About Khed Village

Khed is a large village in Arni tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,557, made up of 1,294 males and 1,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 905.57 hectares hectares.

Khed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Arni
Area (hectares) 905.57 hectares
Population 2,557
Male Population 1,294
Female Population 1,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khed compares

By the 2011 count Khed is the 10th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 905.57 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

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 - 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 Khed from other places

Khed lies about 36 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Tapona, about 19 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 Arni 14 km
Nearest town Digras 19 km
Nearest railway station Tapona 19 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 36 km

Villages closest to Khed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arni 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 2,557. That makes it the 10th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Khed village has 1,294 males and 1,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khed has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Khed covers 905.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khed falls under Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khed is Tapona, about 19 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 - 10 km distance for Khed.

Khed is about 36 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khed is in Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district. Arni is about 14 km away. Digras is about 19 km away. Tapona is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akola (under 2 km), Bid (2.4 km) and Deogaon (3.0 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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