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About Kalhara Village

Kalhara is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 786 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 hectares hectares.

Kalhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 519 hectares
Population 1,517
Male Population 786
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalhara compares

By the 2011 count Kalhara is the 43rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 519 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kalhara

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

Kalhara lies about 28 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 8.8 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 Kalhara
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 8.8 km
District headquarters Katni 28 km
Nearest town Murwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Kalhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhara village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Kalhara village has 786 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhara has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Kalhara covers 519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalhara falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalhara is Pakaria Road, about 8.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalhara.

Kalhara is about 28 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhara is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 3.7 km away. Pakaria Road is about 8.8 km away. Katni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhan Gawan (1.5 km), Deori Majhgawan (1.7 km) and Salaiya (2.0 km).

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

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