About Kontar Village

Kontar is a mid sized village in Bamori tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 324 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592 hectares hectares.

Kontar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kontar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Guna
Tehsil	Bamori
Area (hectares)	592 hectares
Population	625
Male Population	324
Female Population	301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kontar compares

By the 2011 count Kontar is the 104th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 592 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kontar

Kontar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kontar 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kontar from other places

Kontar lies about 17 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Mahugarha, about 14 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 Kontar
Nearest railway station	Mahugarha	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bamori	14 km
District headquarters	Guna	17 km

Villages closest to Kontar

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

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Common questions about Kontar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kontar village had a population of 625. That makes it the 104th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Kontar village has 324 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kontar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Kontar covers 592 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.

Kontar falls under Bamori tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kontar is Mahugarha, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kontar.

Kontar is about 17 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kontar is in Bamori tehsil of Guna district. Mahugarha is about 14 km away. Bamori is about 14 km away. Guna is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.