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About Keolajhir Village

Keolajhir is a small village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 234 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.89 hectares hectares.

Keolajhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keolajhir village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 210.89 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 234
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keolajhir compares

By the 2011 count Keolajhir is the 131st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 210.89 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 915.

Getting to Keolajhir

Keolajhir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keolajhir 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keolajhir from other places

Keolajhir lies about 34 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Khutwansa, about 11 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 Keolajhir
Nearest railway station Khutwansa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 18 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 18 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 34 km

Villages closest to Keolajhir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Keolajhir

As per the Census of India 2011, Keolajhir village had a population of 430. That makes it the 131st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Keolajhir village has 234 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keolajhir has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Keolajhir covers 210.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keolajhir falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Keolajhir is Khutwansa, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Keolajhir.

Keolajhir is about 34 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keolajhir is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Khutwansa is about 11 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 18 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narri (under 2 km), Chandakhad (2.1 km) and Salai (2.5 km).

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

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