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About Khargawan Village

Khargawan is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 360 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.41 hectares hectares.

Khargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khargawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 395.41 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 360
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Khargawan compares

By the 2011 count Khargawan is the 88th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 395.41 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Khargawan

Khargawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khargawan 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 Khargawan from other places

Khargawan lies about 36 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 19 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 Khargawan
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Dundi 19 km
Nearest town Sihorā 22 km
District headquarters Katni 36 km

Villages closest to Khargawan

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 Khargawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Khargawan village had a population of 703. That makes it the 88th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Khargawan village has 360 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khargawan has about 953 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 964.

Khargawan covers 395.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khargawan is Dundi, about 19 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 Khargawan.

Khargawan is about 36 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khargawan is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 2.8 km away. Dundi is about 19 km away. Sihorā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (under 2 km), Dudsara (1.5 km) and Tigwan (2.1 km).

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

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