About Kuwa Village

Kuwa is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 640 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuwa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode	491336
Area (hectares)	362.71 hectares
Population	1,271
Male Population	640
Female Population	631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuwa compares

By the 2011 count Kuwa is the 27th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 362.71 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kuwa

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

Kuwa lies about 27 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 53 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 Kuwa
Nearest town	Bemetāra	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sahaspur Lohara	27 km
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	27 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	53 km

Villages closest to Kuwa

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.

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Common questions about Kuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuwa village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 27th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Kuwa village has 640 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuwa has about 986 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 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kuwa is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuwa covers 362.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kuwa is Hathbandh, about 53 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 - 10 km distance for Kuwa.

Kuwa 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.

Kuwa is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bemetāra is about 21 km away. Sahaspur Lohara is about 27 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.