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About Loras Kalan Village

Loras Kalan is a mid sized village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 385 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.54 hectares hectares.

Loras Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loras Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 406.54 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 385
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Loras Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Loras Kalan is the 99th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 406.54 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 914.

Getting to Loras Kalan

Loras Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loras Kalan 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 Loras Kalan from other places

Loras Kalan lies about 39 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 28 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 Loras Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Jabri 28 km
District headquarters Sehore 39 km

Villages closest to Loras Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ashta 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 Loras Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Loras Kalan village had a population of 759. That makes it the 99th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Loras Kalan village has 385 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loras Kalan has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Loras Kalan covers 406.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Loras Kalan falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Loras Kalan is Jabri, about 28 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 Loras Kalan.

Loras Kalan is about 39 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loras Kalan is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 9.4 km away. Jabri is about 28 km away. Sehore 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 Tanda (2.3 km), Hakimabad (2.3 km) and Mundla (2.3 km).

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

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