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About Nanhwara Kalan Village

Nanhwara Kalan is a mid sized village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 751 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.41 hectares hectares.

Nanhwara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanhwara Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 281.41 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 751
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanhwara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Nanhwara Kalan is the 21st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 281.41 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nanhwara Kalan

Nanhwara Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nanhwara Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nanhwara Kalan from other places

Nanhwara Kalan lies about 14 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Katangi Khurd, about 8.3 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 Nanhwara Kalan
Nearest railway station Katangi Khurd 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 14 km
District headquarters Katni 14 km
Nearest town Murwāra 14 km

Villages closest to Nanhwara Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanhwara Kalan village had a population of 1,434. That makes it the 21st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Nanhwara Kalan village has 751 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanhwara Kalan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Nanhwara Kalan covers 281.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanhwara Kalan falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nanhwara Kalan is Katangi Khurd, about 8.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nanhwara Kalan.

Nanhwara Kalan is about 14 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanhwara Kalan is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Katangi Khurd is about 8.3 km away. Badwara is about 14 km away. Katni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanhwara Khurd (1.9 km), Amadi (2.1 km) and Banahra (2.5 km).

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

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