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About Madwa Village

Madwa is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 786 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 855.13 hectares
Population 1,562
Male Population 786
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madwa compares

By the 2011 count Madwa is the 21st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 855.13 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Madwa

Madwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Larima, Lavkushpur, Laxmanpur and Lephua Toli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Madwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Madwa village had a population of 1,562. That makes it the 21st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Madwa village has 786 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madwa has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Madwa is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madwa covers 855.13 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.

Madwa falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Madwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Madwa.

Madwa is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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