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About Kishanpur Village

Kishanpur is a large village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,481, made up of 1,294 males and 1,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1222.89 hectares hectares.

Kishanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 1222.89 hectares
Population 2,481
Male Population 1,294
Female Population 1,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 1222.89 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kishanpur

Kishanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kishanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kishanpur from other places

Kishanpur lies about 30 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Vidisha, about 35 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 Kishanpur
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 18 km
District headquarters Raisen 30 km
Nearest railway station Vidisha 35 km

Villages closest to Kishanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishanpur village had a population of 2,481. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Kishanpur village has 1,294 males and 1,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishanpur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Kishanpur covers 1222.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kishanpur falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kishanpur is Vidisha, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Kishanpur.

Kishanpur is about 30 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishanpur is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 18 km away. Raisen is about 30 km away. Vidisha is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehgaon (1.7 km), Bishan Kheda (2.0 km) and Lilgawan (2.7 km).

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

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