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About Kachhgawan Village

Kachhgawan is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 227 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males.

Kachhgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Population 430
Male Population 227
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhgawan compares

By the 2011 count Kachhgawan is the 121st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kachhgawan

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

Kachhgawan lies about 49 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 16 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 Kachhgawan
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 12 km
Nearest town Sihorā 14 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 16 km
District headquarters Katni 49 km

Villages closest to Kachhgawan

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 Kachhgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhgawan village had a population of 430. That makes it the 121st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Kachhgawan village has 227 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhgawan has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

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

The nearest railway station to Kachhgawan is Sihora Road, about 16 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 Kachhgawan.

Kachhgawan is about 49 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhgawan is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 12 km away. Sihorā is about 14 km away. Sihora Road is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guna (2.0 km), Bachaiya (2.1 km) and Bichhiya Kap (2.8 km).

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

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