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About Kachhalya Village

Kachhalya is a large village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,444, made up of 2,272 males and 2,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1382.83 hectares hectares.

Kachhalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhalya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 1382.83 hectares
Population 4,444
Male Population 2,272
Female Population 2,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhalya compares

By the 2011 count Kachhalya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 1382.83 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kachhalya

Kachhalya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachhalya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kachhalya from other places

Kachhalya lies about 26 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Ajnod, about 2.7 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 Kachhalya
Nearest railway station Ajnod 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 13 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 23 km
District headquarters Indore 26 km

Villages closest to Kachhalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhalya village had a population of 4,444. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Kachhalya village has 2,272 males and 2,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhalya has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Kachhalya covers 1382.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachhalya falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhalya is Ajnod, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance for Kachhalya.

Kachhalya is about 26 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhalya is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Ajnod is about 2.7 km away. Sawer is about 13 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipalya Kayasth (3.3 km), Bibikhedi (3.9 km) and Ajnod (4.5 km).

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

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