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About Kahela Village

Kahela is a mid sized village in Sagwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 525 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahela village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Sagwara
Pincode 314029
Area (hectares) 197.54 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 525
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahela compares

By the 2011 count Kahela is the 109th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 197.54 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kahela

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

Kahela lies about 59 km from Dungarpur. 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 Kahela
Tehsil headquarters Sagwara 28 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 28 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 59 km

Villages closest to Kahela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahela village had a population of 997. That makes it the 109th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Kahela village has 525 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahela has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kahela is 314029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahela covers 197.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahela falls under Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Kahela notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kahela.

Kahela is about 59 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahela is in Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sagwara is about 28 km away. Sāgwāra is about 28 km away. Dungarpur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanela (under 2 km), Kanela (under 2 km) and Harva Pachor (under 2 km).

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

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