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About Khamtara Village

Khamtara is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 862 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.09 hectares hectares.

Khamtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamtara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 507.09 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 862
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khamtara compares

By the 2011 count Khamtara is the 33rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 507.09 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Khamtara

Khamtara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khamtara 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 Khamtara from other places

Khamtara lies about 42 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 12 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 Khamtara
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 11 km
Nearest railway station Salaia 12 km
Nearest town Sihorā 31 km
District headquarters Katni 42 km

Villages closest to Khamtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamtara village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Khamtara village has 862 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamtara has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Khamtara covers 507.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khamtara falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khamtara is Salaia, about 12 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 Khamtara.

Khamtara is about 42 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamtara is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 11 km away. Salaia is about 12 km away. Sihorā is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakal (2.5 km), Bartara (2.7 km) and Khajuri (2.7 km).

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

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