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About Kalu Kheda Village

Kalu Kheda is one of the larger villages in Piploda tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,436, made up of 2,836 males and 2,600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1696.13 hectares hectares.

Kalu Kheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalu Kheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Piploda
Area (hectares) 1696.13 hectares
Population 5,436
Male Population 2,836
Female Population 2,600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalu Kheda compares

By the 2011 count Kalu Kheda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents. Its 1696.13 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kalu Kheda

Kalu Kheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalu Kheda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalu Kheda from other places

Kalu Kheda lies about 44 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Mundalaram, about 7.7 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 Kalu Kheda
Nearest railway station Mundalaram 7.7 km
Nearest town Jaora 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Piploda 17 km
District headquarters Ratlam 44 km

Villages closest to Kalu Kheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Piploda 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 Kalu Kheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalu Kheda village had a population of 5,436. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents.

Kalu Kheda village has 2,836 males and 2,600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalu Kheda has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Kalu Kheda covers 1696.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalu Kheda falls under Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalu Kheda is Mundalaram, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalu Kheda.

Kalu Kheda is about 44 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalu Kheda is in Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district. Mundalaram is about 7.7 km away. Jaora is about 13 km away. Piploda is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanser (2.2 km), Bagiya (2.6 km) and Shakkar Khedi (3.0 km).

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

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