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About Kachala Village

Kachala is a small village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 139 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.47 hectares hectares.

Kachala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 121.47 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 139
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachala compares

By the 2011 count Kachala is the 145th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 121.47 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kachala

Kachala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kachala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kachala from other places

Kachala lies about 41 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 39 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 Kachala
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 24 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Namli 39 km
District headquarters Ratlam 41 km

Villages closest to Kachala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachala village had a population of 260. That makes it the 145th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Kachala village has 139 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachala has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Kachala covers 121.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachala falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachala is Namli, about 39 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 <5 km distance for Kachala.

Kachala is about 41 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachala is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 24 km away. Bānswāra is about 26 km away. Namli is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhani (2.2 km), Borda (3.3 km) and Dabi Khora (3.3 km).

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

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