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About Tedwa Village

Tedwa is a large village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,836, made up of 1,415 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.09 hectares hectares.

Tedwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tedwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 377.09 hectares
Population 2,836
Male Population 1,415
Female Population 1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tedwa compares

By the 2011 count Tedwa is the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 377.09 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Tedwa

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

Tedwa lies about 40 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 20 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 Tedwa
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 12 km
Nearest railway station Gudma 20 km
Nearest town Gondiā 26 km
District headquarters Balaghat 40 km

Villages closest to Tedwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tedwa village had a population of 2,836. That makes it the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Tedwa village has 1,415 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tedwa has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Tedwa covers 377.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tedwa falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tedwa is Gudma, about 20 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 Tedwa.

Tedwa is about 40 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tedwa is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 12 km away. Gudma is about 20 km away. Gondiā is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dorli (under 2 km), Benegaon (1.7 km) and Mohjhari (2.2 km).

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

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