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About Kachhargaon Village

Kachhargaon is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 320 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1033.13 hectares hectares.

Kachhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 1033.13 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 320
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Kachhargaon is the 90th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 1033.13 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kachhargaon

Kachhargaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kachhargaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kachhargaon from other places

Kachhargaon lies about 36 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 8.7 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 Kachhargaon
Nearest railway station Dundi 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 11 km
Nearest town Sihorā 13 km
District headquarters Katni 36 km

Villages closest to Kachhargaon

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 Kachhargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhargaon village had a population of 688. That makes it the 90th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Kachhargaon village has 320 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhargaon has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Kachhargaon covers 1033.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kachhargaon is Dundi, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kachhargaon.

Kachhargaon 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.

Kachhargaon is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Dundi is about 8.7 km away. Bahoriband is about 11 km away. Sihorā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakhi (2.3 km), Kuwan (2.9 km) and Jujawal (3.6 km).

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

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