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About Madhuwan Village

Madhuwan is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 361 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhuwan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 168.64 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 361
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhuwan compares

By the 2011 count Madhuwan is the 105th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 168.64 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Madhuwan

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

Madhuwan lies about 39 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 35 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 Madhuwan
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 35 km
District headquarters Raigarh 39 km

Villages closest to Madhuwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhuwan village had a population of 744. That makes it the 105th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Madhuwan village has 361 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhuwan has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Madhuwan is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhuwan covers 168.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madhuwan falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Madhuwan is Kharsia, about 35 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 Madhuwan.

Madhuwan is about 39 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhuwan is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 11 km away. Kharsia is about 35 km away. Raigarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhedwan (1.6 km), Tilaimuda (1.7 km) and Kauwatal (2.5 km).

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

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