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About Kerpani Village

Kerpani is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 206 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.97 hectares hectares.

Kerpani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerpani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 351.97 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 206
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerpani compares

By the 2011 count Kerpani is the 125th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 351.97 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Kerpani

Kerpani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kerpani as Available within 10+ 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 Kerpani from other places

Kerpani lies about 89 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 34 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 Kerpani
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 30 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 34 km
District headquarters Raisen 89 km

Villages closest to Kerpani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerpani village had a population of 397. That makes it the 125th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kerpani village has 206 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerpani has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Kerpani covers 351.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerpani falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kerpani is Ratona, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Kerpani.

Kerpani is about 89 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerpani is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 30 km away. Ratona is about 34 km away. Raisen is about 89 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayagaon (1.7 km), Chandoda (2.3 km) and Pandarbhata (2.6 km).

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

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