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About Kerpani Village

Kerpani is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,709, made up of 824 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1265.31 hectares hectares.

Kerpani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerpani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 1265.31 hectares
Population 1,709
Male Population 824
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerpani compares

By the 2011 count Kerpani is the 37th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 1265.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kerpani

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

Kerpani lies about 19 km from Betul. 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 Kerpani
District headquarters Betul 19 km
Nearest town Betūl 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 21 km

Villages closest to Kerpani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerpani village had a population of 1,709. That makes it the 37th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Kerpani village has 824 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerpani has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Kerpani covers 1265.31 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.

Kerpani falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Kerpani notes the nearest railway station 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 Kerpani.

Kerpani is about 19 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerpani is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Betul is about 19 km away. Betūl is about 19 km away. Bhainsdehi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Theska (2.7 km), Layawani (3.4 km) and Maharpani (4.0 km).

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

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