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About Keolari Village

Keolari is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 403 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.57 hectares hectares.

Keolari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keolari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 532.57 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 403
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keolari compares

By the 2011 count Keolari is the 38th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 532.57 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Keolari

Keolari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keolari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Keolari from other places

Keolari lies about 44 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Khanna Banjari, about 11 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 Keolari
Nearest railway station Khanna Banjari 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 12 km
Nearest town Umaria 30 km
District headquarters Katni 44 km

Villages closest to Keolari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keolari village had a population of 822. That makes it the 38th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Keolari village has 403 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keolari has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Keolari covers 532.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keolari falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Keolari is Khanna Banjari, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Keolari.

Keolari is about 44 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keolari is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Khanna Banjari is about 11 km away. Barhi is about 12 km away. Umaria is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuwan (2.4 km), Banjar Barela (2.4 km) and Barela (2.4 km).

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

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