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About Kala Akhar Village

Kala Akhar is a large village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,678, made up of 2,423 males and 2,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1870.65 hectares hectares.

Kala Akhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Akhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 1870.65 hectares
Population 4,678
Male Population 2,423
Female Population 2,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kala Akhar compares

By the 2011 count Kala Akhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 1870.65 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kala Akhar

The census records public bus service for Kala Akhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kala Akhar from other places

Kala Akhar lies about 40 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Kala-Akhar, about under 2 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 Kala Akhar
Nearest railway station Kala-Akhar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 25 km
Nearest town Itārsi 25 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 40 km

Villages closest to Kala Akhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itarsi 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 Kala Akhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Akhar village had a population of 4,678. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Kala Akhar village has 2,423 males and 2,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Akhar has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Kala Akhar covers 1870.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kala Akhar falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kala Akhar is Kala-Akhar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kala Akhar.

Kala Akhar is about 40 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Akhar is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Kala-Akhar is about under 2 km away. Itarsi is about 25 km away. Itārsi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chartekra (under 2 km), Chaukipura (1.9 km) and Sadhpura (2.6 km).

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

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