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About Madwamahuwa Village

Madwamahuwa is a small village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 158 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madwamahuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madwamahuwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 158
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madwamahuwa compares

By the 2011 count Madwamahuwa is the 88th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 991.

Getting to Madwamahuwa

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

Madwamahuwa lies about 46 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 23 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 Madwamahuwa
Nearest town Ratanpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Belgahna 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 32 km
District headquarters Korba 46 km

Villages closest to Madwamahuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madwamahuwa village had a population of 335. That makes it the 88th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Madwamahuwa village has 158 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madwamahuwa has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Madwamahuwa is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madwamahuwa covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madwamahuwa falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Madwamahuwa is Belgahna, about 23 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 Madwamahuwa.

Madwamahuwa is about 46 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madwamahuwa is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Ratanpur is about 14 km away. Belgahna is about 23 km away. Katghora is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudhali (2.4 km), Akharapali (8.0 km) and Kasaipali (8.0 km).

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

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