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About Kerpani Village

Kerpani is a mid sized village in Nepanagar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,534, made up of 811 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 450332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerpani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerpani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Burhanpur
Tehsil Nepanagar
Pincode 450332
Area (hectares) 503.49 hectares
Population 1,534
Male Population 811
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerpani compares

By the 2011 count Kerpani is the 47th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 503.49 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kerpani

Kerpani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kerpani as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kerpani from other places

Kerpani lies about 44 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Ratnapur, about 2.5 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 Kerpani
Nearest railway station Ratnapur 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nepanagar 24 km
Nearest town Nepānagar 24 km
District headquarters Burhanpur 44 km

Villages closest to Kerpani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nepanagar 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 1,534. That makes it the 47th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Kerpani village has 811 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerpani has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kerpani is 450332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerpani covers 503.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerpani falls under Nepanagar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kerpani is Ratnapur, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance for Kerpani.

Kerpani is about 44 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerpani is in Nepanagar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Ratnapur is about 2.5 km away. Nepanagar is about 24 km away. Nepānagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gol Kheda (under 2 km), Dudhiya Ryt (4.0 km) and Amlakhurd (5.5 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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