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About Kekdai Village

Kekdai is a large village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,624, made up of 1,289 males and 1,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.72 hectares hectares.

Kekdai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekdai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 740.72 hectares
Population 2,624
Male Population 1,289
Female Population 1,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Kekdai compares

By the 2011 count Kekdai is the 11th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 740.72 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kekdai

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

Kekdai lies about 27 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bhoma, about 21 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 Kekdai
Tehsil headquarters Barghat 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Bhoma 21 km
District headquarters Seoni 27 km

Villages closest to Kekdai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekdai village had a population of 2,624. That makes it the 11th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Kekdai village has 1,289 males and 1,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekdai has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Kekdai covers 740.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kekdai falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kekdai is Bhoma, about 21 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 Kekdai.

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

Kekdai is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Barghat is about 7.1 km away. Bhoma is about 21 km away. Seoni 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 Paunar Kalan (2.1 km), Dharna Kalan (2.4 km) and Ghisi (2.7 km).

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

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