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About Kem Village

Kem is a mid sized village in Kamptee tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 374 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.65 hectares hectares.

Kem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kem village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Kamptee
Area (hectares) 508.65 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 374
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kem compares

By the 2011 count Kem is the 46th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 508.65 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kem

Kem is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kem as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kem from other places

Kem lies about 20 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Dighori Buzurg, about 4.0 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 Kem
Nearest railway station Dighori Buzurg 4.0 km
Nearest town Hudkeshwar Buzurg 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamptee 15 km
District headquarters Nagpur 20 km

Villages closest to Kem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kem village had a population of 700. That makes it the 46th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Kem village has 374 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kem has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Kem covers 508.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kem falls under Kamptee tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kem is Dighori Buzurg, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kem.

Kem is about 20 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kem is in Kamptee tehsil of Nagpur district. Dighori Buzurg is about 4.0 km away. Hudkeshwar Buzurg is about 14 km away. Kamptee is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimbha (2.6 km), Garla (3.0 km) and Shivani (3.0 km).

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

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