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About Kashta Village

Kashta is a mid sized village in Dahi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 588 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2090.56 hectares hectares.

Kashta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashta village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dahi
Area (hectares) 2090.56 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 588
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kashta compares

By the 2011 count Kashta is the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,733 residents. Its 2090.56 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 993.

Getting to Kashta

Kashta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kashta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashta from other places

Kashta lies about 96 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Alirajpur, about 36 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 Kashta
Tehsil headquarters Dahi 9.4 km
Nearest town Kukshi 26 km
Nearest railway station Alirajpur 36 km
District headquarters Dhar 96 km

Villages closest to Kashta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashta village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,733 residents.

Kashta village has 588 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashta has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Kashta covers 2090.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kashta falls under Dahi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kashta is Alirajpur, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kashta.

Kashta is about 96 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashta is in Dahi tehsil of Dhar district. Dahi is about 9.4 km away. Kukshi is about 26 km away. Alirajpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasana (3.2 km), Chhachhkuwa (4.9 km) and Chichwaniya (6.4 km).

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

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