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About Begawan Kalan Village

Begawan Kalan is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 242 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.672 hectares hectares.

Begawan Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begawan Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 157.672 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 242
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Begawan Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Begawan Kalan is the 98th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 157.672 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Begawan Kalan

Begawan Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Begawan Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Begawan Kalan from other places

Begawan Kalan lies about 69 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 56 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 Begawan Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 1.9 km
Nearest town Begamganj 36 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 56 km
District headquarters Raisen 69 km

Villages closest to Begawan Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silwani 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 Begawan Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Begawan Kalan village had a population of 463. That makes it the 98th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Begawan Kalan village has 242 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begawan Kalan has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Begawan Kalan covers 157.672 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Begawan Kalan falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Begawan Kalan is Gadarwara, about 56 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 village for Begawan Kalan.

Begawan Kalan is about 69 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begawan Kalan is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 1.9 km away. Begamganj is about 36 km away. Gadarwara is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaganwada (under 2 km), Rampura Khurd (under 2 km) and Chandpura (1.7 km).

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

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