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About Tola Village

Tola is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,114, made up of 565 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.04 hectares hectares.

Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 411.04 hectares
Population 1,114
Male Population 565
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tola compares

By the 2011 count Tola is the 44th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 411.04 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Tola

Tola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tola from other places

Tola lies about 8.8 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Majhgawan Phatak, about 4.0 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 Tola
Nearest railway station Majhgawan Phatak 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 8.8 km
District headquarters Katni 8.8 km
Nearest town Murwāra 8.8 km

Villages closest to Tola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tola village had a population of 1,114. That makes it the 44th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Tola village has 565 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tola has about 972 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 958.

Tola covers 411.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tola falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tola is Majhgawan Phatak, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tola.

Tola is about 8.8 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tola is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Majhgawan Phatak is about 4.0 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 8.8 km away. Katni is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paraswara (2.8 km), Majhgawan (4.5 km) and Karaudi (5.0 km).

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

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