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About Kholwa Village

Kholwa is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 328 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 235.7 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 328
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kholwa compares

By the 2011 count Kholwa is the 90th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 235.7 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kholwa

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

Kholwa lies about 27 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 60 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 Kholwa
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 17 km
Nearest town Kawardha 21 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 27 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 60 km

Villages closest to Kholwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Kholwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholwa village had a population of 664. That makes it the 90th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Kholwa village has 328 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholwa has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kholwa is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholwa covers 235.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kholwa falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kholwa is Tilda-Neora, about 60 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 Kholwa.

Kholwa is about 27 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholwa is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 17 km away. Kawardha is about 21 km away. Kabeerdham is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kholwadeeh (under 2 km), Dhorli (under 2 km) and Kadkada (1.8 km).

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

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