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About Kahula Village

Kahula is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 448 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796.79 hectares hectares.

Kahula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahula village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 796.79 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 448
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahula compares

By the 2011 count Kahula is the 35th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 796.79 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kahula

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

Kahula lies about 60 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sumer, about 54 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 Kahula
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 14 km
Nearest town Begamganj 20 km
Nearest railway station Sumer 54 km
District headquarters Raisen 60 km

Villages closest to Kahula

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 Kahula

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahula village had a population of 831. That makes it the 35th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Kahula village has 448 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahula has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Kahula covers 796.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kahula is Sumer, about 54 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 10+ km distance for Kahula.

Kahula is about 60 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahula is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 14 km away. Begamganj is about 20 km away. Sumer is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpura (1.8 km), Mahuna (2.9 km) and Jinnor (3.1 km).

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

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