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About Bothu Village

Bothu is a mid sized village in Kasrawad tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 287 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.92 hectares hectares.

Bothu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bothu village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Kasrawad
Area (hectares) 254.92 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 287
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bothu compares

By the 2011 count Bothu is the 126th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents. Its 254.92 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bothu

Bothu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bothu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bothu from other places

Bothu lies about 37 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 45 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 Bothu
Nearest town Maheshwar 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasrawad 4.0 km
District headquarters Khargone 37 km
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 45 km

Villages closest to Bothu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bothu village had a population of 550. That makes it the 126th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents.

Bothu village has 287 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bothu has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Bothu covers 254.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bothu falls under Kasrawad tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bothu is Patalpani Waterfall, about 45 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bothu.

Bothu is about 37 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bothu is in Kasrawad tehsil of Khargone district. Maheshwar is about 2.2 km away. Kasrawad is about 4.0 km away. Khargone is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhangaon (2.3 km), Kasrawad (4.0 km) and Kasrawadkhurd (4.0 km).

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

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