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About Kargil Village

Kargil is a mid sized village in Gopadbanas tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,628, made up of 840 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.85 hectares hectares.

Kargil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargil village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Gopadbanas
Area (hectares) 324.85 hectares
Population 1,628
Male Population 840
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kargil compares

By the 2011 count Kargil is the 45th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 324.85 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kargil

Kargil is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kargil as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kargil from other places

Kargil lies about 8.5 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 35 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 Kargil
Tehsil headquarters Gopadbanas 8.5 km
District headquarters Sidhi 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 35 km

Villages closest to Kargil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargil village had a population of 1,628. That makes it the 45th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Kargil village has 840 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargil has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Kargil covers 324.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kargil falls under Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kargil is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Kargil.

Kargil is about 8.5 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargil is in Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district. Gopadbanas is about 8.5 km away. Sidhi is about 8.5 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonvarsha (under 2 km), Amarwah (1.9 km) and Bhelki Kalan (3.3 km).

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

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