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About Karwahi Village

Karwahi is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 438 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.97 hectares hectares.

Karwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 338.97 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 438
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karwahi compares

By the 2011 count Karwahi is the 88th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 338.97 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Karwahi

Karwahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karwahi as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karwahi from other places

Karwahi lies about 42 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 39 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 Karwahi
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 13 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 18 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 39 km
District headquarters Balaghat 42 km

Villages closest to Karwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwahi village had a population of 910. That makes it the 88th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Karwahi village has 438 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwahi has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Karwahi covers 338.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karwahi falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karwahi is Dhapewara, about 39 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karwahi.

Karwahi is about 42 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karwahi is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 13 km away. Malajkhand is about 18 km away. Dhapewara 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 Gogatola (under 2 km), Aramtola (1.6 km) and Bhanderi (2.8 km).

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

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