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About Bajawan Village

Bajawan is a small village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 237 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares.

Bajawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 237
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajawan compares

By the 2011 count Bajawan is the 156th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bajawan

Bajawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bajawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bajawan from other places

Bajawan lies about 43 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Guneru Bamori, about 12 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 Bajawan
Nearest railway station Guneru Bamori 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 16 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 43 km

Villages closest to Bajawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajawan village had a population of 453. That makes it the 156th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Bajawan village has 237 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajawan has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Bajawan covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajawan falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bajawan is Guneru Bamori, about 12 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bajawan.

Bajawan is about 43 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajawan is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Guneru Bamori is about 12 km away. Mungaoli is about 16 km away. Ashoknagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathari (2.0 km), Pali (2.2 km) and Gundha Tanka (2.6 km).

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

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