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About Hudawa Village

Hudawa is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 27 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hudawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hudawa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 494347
Area (hectares) 225.51 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 27
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hudawa compares

By the 2011 count Hudawa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 225.51 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Hudawa

Hudawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hudawa as Available. 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 Hudawa from other places

Hudawa lies about 101 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 38 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 Hudawa
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 13 km
Nearest town Kānker 29 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 38 km
District headquarters Bastar 101 km

Villages closest to Hudawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hudawa village had a population of 59. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Hudawa village has 27 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hudawa has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Hudawa is 494347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hudawa covers 225.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hudawa falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hudawa is Antagarh, about 38 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hudawa.

Hudawa is about 101 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hudawa is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 13 km away. Kānker is about 29 km away. Antagarh 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 Badwar (under 2 km), Korkoti (1.8 km) and Sawala (2.2 km).

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

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