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About Sanwalheda Village

Sanwalheda is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,338, made up of 718 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740 hectares hectares.

Sanwalheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanwalheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 740 hectares
Population 1,338
Male Population 718
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sanwalheda compares

By the 2011 count Sanwalheda is the 35th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 740 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Sanwalheda

Sanwalheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sanwalheda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanwalheda from other places

Sanwalheda lies about 46 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Kanjiya, about 5.6 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 Sanwalheda
Nearest railway station Kanjiya 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 6.8 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 46 km

Villages closest to Sanwalheda

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 Sanwalheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanwalheda village had a population of 1,338. That makes it the 35th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Sanwalheda village has 718 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanwalheda has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Sanwalheda covers 740 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Sanwalheda is Kanjiya, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sanwalheda.

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

Sanwalheda is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Kanjiya is about 5.6 km away. Mungaoli is about 6.8 km away. Ashoknagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhichari (3.3 km), Kankar (3.3 km) and Bilheru (3.5 km).

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

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