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About Rao Kalan Village

Rao Kalan is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,180, made up of 644 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.4 hectares hectares.

Rao Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rao Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 267.4 hectares
Population 1,180
Male Population 644
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
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 Rao Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rao Kalan is the 56th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 267.4 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Rao Kalan

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

Rao Kalan lies about 54 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Mohana, about 22 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 Rao Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 20 km
Nearest railway station Mohana 22 km
Nearest town Dabra 38 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 54 km

Villages closest to Rao Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rao Kalan village had a population of 1,180. That makes it the 56th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Rao Kalan village has 644 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rao Kalan has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 836.

Rao Kalan covers 267.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rao Kalan falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rao Kalan is Mohana, about 22 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 Rao Kalan.

Rao Kalan is about 54 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rao Kalan is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Narwar is about 20 km away. Mohana is about 22 km away. Dabra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taka Kalan (under 2 km), Rao Khurd (2.5 km) and Khiriya Sunwai (7.6 km).

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

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