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About Nanhwara Kalan Village

Nanhwara Kalan is a large village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,014, made up of 2,078 males and 1,936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713.73 hectares hectares.

Nanhwara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanhwara Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 713.73 hectares
Population 4,014
Male Population 2,078
Female Population 1,936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanhwara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Nanhwara Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 713.73 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Nanhwara Kalan

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

Nanhwara Kalan lies about 25 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 7.5 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 Nanhwara Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 7.5 km
District headquarters Katni 25 km
Nearest town Murwāra 25 km

Villages closest to Nanhwara Kalan

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 Nanhwara Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanhwara Kalan village had a population of 4,014. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Nanhwara Kalan village has 2,078 males and 1,936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanhwara Kalan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Nanhwara Kalan covers 713.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanhwara Kalan falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nanhwara Kalan is Pakaria Road, about 7.5 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 - 10 km distance for Nanhwara Kalan.

Nanhwara Kalan is about 25 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanhwara Kalan is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 4.8 km away. Pakaria Road is about 7.5 km away. Katni is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amehta (under 2 km), Jhiriya (2.0 km) and Kalhara (2.5 km).

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

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