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About Madhwa Village

Madhwa is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 596 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1784.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Manora
Pincode 496330
Area (hectares) 1784.86 hectares
Population 1,176
Male Population 596
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhwa compares

By the 2011 count Madhwa is the 11th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 1784.86 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Madhwa

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

Madhwa lies about 16 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 76 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 Madhwa
Tehsil headquarters Manora 7.5 km
District headquarters Jashpur 16 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 76 km

Villages closest to Madhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhwa village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 11th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Madhwa village has 596 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhwa has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Madhwa is 496330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhwa covers 1784.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madhwa falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Madhwa is Lohardaga, about 76 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 10+ km distance for Madhwa.

Madhwa is about 16 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhwa is in Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. Manora is about 7.5 km away. Jashpur is about 16 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Toli (1.7 km), Khokhso (3.2 km) and Lukhi (3.4 km).

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

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