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About Lawada Village

Lawada is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 708 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.92 hectares hectares.

Lawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 609.92 hectares
Population 1,447
Male Population 708
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawada compares

By the 2011 count Lawada is the 43rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 609.92 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Lawada

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

Lawada lies about 8.9 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Kaydi Halt, about 6.6 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 Lawada
Nearest railway station Kaydi Halt 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 8.9 km
District headquarters Balaghat 8.9 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 8.9 km

Villages closest to Lawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawada village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Lawada village has 708 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawada has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Lawada covers 609.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lawada falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lawada is Kaydi Halt, about 6.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lawada.

Lawada is about 8.9 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawada is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Kaydi Halt is about 6.6 km away. Lalbarra is about 8.9 km away. Balaghat is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beharai (1.8 km), Chandpuri (1.9 km) and Chillod (2.2 km).

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

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