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About Kachgawan Village

Kachgawan is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 33 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Kachgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 33
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kachgawan compares

By the 2011 count Kachgawan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kachgawan

Kachgawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kachgawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachgawan from other places

Kachgawan lies about 75 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 48 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 Kachgawan
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 9.8 km
Nearest town Bareli 39 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 48 km
District headquarters Raisen 75 km

Villages closest to Kachgawan

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 Kachgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachgawan village had a population of 64. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Kachgawan village has 33 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachgawan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Kachgawan covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachgawan falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachgawan is Gadarwara, about 48 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kachgawan.

Kachgawan is about 75 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachgawan is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 9.8 km away. Bareli is about 39 km away. Gadarwara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajnai (under 2 km), Sarra Kalan (2.1 km) and Dhangawan (2.2 km).

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

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