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About Kerpani Village

Kerpani is a mid sized village in Kesli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 294 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535.95 hectares hectares.

Kerpani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerpani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Kesli
Area (hectares) 535.95 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 294
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerpani compares

By the 2011 count Kerpani is the 65th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 535.95 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Kerpani

Kerpani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerpani as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kerpani from other places

Kerpani lies about 68 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Bohani, about 36 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 Kerpani
Tehsil headquarters Kesli 21 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 23 km
Nearest railway station Bohani 36 km
District headquarters Sagar 68 km

Villages closest to Kerpani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerpani village had a population of 578. That makes it the 65th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Kerpani village has 294 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerpani has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Kerpani covers 535.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerpani falls under Kesli tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kerpani is Bohani, about 36 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kerpani.

Kerpani is about 68 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerpani is in Kesli tehsil of Sagar district. Kesli is about 21 km away. Deori Khās is about 23 km away. Bohani is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amakhoh (2.2 km), Mahka (2.7 km) and Pipariya Mahka (2.7 km).

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

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