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About Kalakhet Village

Kalakhet is a small village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 249 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.72 hectares hectares.

Kalakhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalakhet village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 324.72 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 249
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalakhet compares

By the 2011 count Kalakhet is the 85th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 324.72 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kalakhet

Kalakhet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalakhet as Available within <5 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 Kalakhet from other places

Kalakhet lies about 27 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Bildi, about 16 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 Kalakhet
Nearest railway station Bildi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 23 km
District headquarters Ratlam 27 km
Nearest town Ratlām 27 km

Villages closest to Kalakhet

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 Kalakhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalakhet village had a population of 484. That makes it the 85th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Kalakhet village has 249 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalakhet has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Kalakhet covers 324.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalakhet is Bildi, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Kalakhet.

Kalakhet is about 27 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalakhet is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Bildi is about 16 km away. Sailana is about 23 km away. Ratlam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Natwarpura (1.8 km), Banki (2.6 km) and Kelda (5.7 km).

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

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