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About Kekadya Kalan Village

Kekadya Kalan is a mid sized village in Kumbhraj tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 343 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.23 hectares hectares.

Kekadya Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekadya Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Kumbhraj
Area (hectares) 519.23 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 343
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kekadya Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kekadya Kalan is the 52nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 670 residents. Its 519.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 902.

Getting to Kekadya Kalan

Kekadya Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kekadya Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kekadya Kalan from other places

Kekadya Kalan lies about 36 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Kumbhraj, about 4.5 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 Kekadya Kalan
Nearest railway station Kumbhraj 4.5 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 12 km
District headquarters Guna 36 km

Villages closest to Kekadya Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumbhraj 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 Kekadya Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekadya Kalan village had a population of 654. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 670 residents.

Kekadya Kalan village has 343 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekadya Kalan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Kekadya Kalan covers 519.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kekadya Kalan falls under Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kekadya Kalan is Kumbhraj, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kekadya Kalan.

Kekadya Kalan is about 36 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kekadya Kalan is in Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district. Kumbhraj is about 4.5 km away. Rāghogarh is about 12 km away. Guna 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 Kekadya Khurd (under 2 km), Sanka Kalan (under 2 km) and Manak Chouk (2.5 km).

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

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