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About Kalothara Village

Kalothara is a mid sized village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 713 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 999.02 hectares hectares.

Kalothara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalothara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 999.02 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 713
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
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 Kalothara compares

By the 2011 count Kalothara is the 54th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 999.02 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Kalothara

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

Kalothara lies about 43 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajraha, about 42 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 Kalothara
Tehsil headquarters Karera 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Khajraha 42 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 43 km

Villages closest to Kalothara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalothara village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 54th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Kalothara village has 713 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalothara has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 857.

Kalothara covers 999.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalothara falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalothara is Khajraha, about 42 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 Kalothara.

Kalothara is about 43 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalothara is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 4.4 km away. Khajraha is about 42 km away. Shivpuri is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumghana (2.1 km), Sillarpur (2.3 km) and Khairaghat (3.7 km).

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

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