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About Kekadiya Village

Kekadiya is a mid sized village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 274 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.73 hectares hectares.

Kekadiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekadiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 494.73 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 274
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekadiya compares

By the 2011 count Kekadiya is the 112th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 494.73 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kekadiya

Kekadiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kekadiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kekadiya from other places

Kekadiya lies about 53 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bordhai, about 10 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 Kekadiya
Nearest railway station Bordhai 10 km
Nearest town Multai 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 30 km
District headquarters Betul 53 km

Villages closest to Kekadiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekadiya village had a population of 526. That makes it the 112th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Kekadiya village has 274 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekadiya has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Kekadiya covers 494.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kekadiya falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kekadiya is Bordhai, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kekadiya.

Kekadiya is about 53 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kekadiya is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Bordhai is about 10 km away. Multai is about 24 km away. Amla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindarai (under 2 km), Dudriya (1.7 km) and Morakha (2.9 km).

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

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