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About Kurwahi Village

Kurwahi is a small village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 122 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.51 hectares hectares.

Kurwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurwahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Paraswada
Area (hectares) 230.51 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 122
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurwahi compares

By the 2011 count Kurwahi is the 121st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 230.51 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Kurwahi

Kurwahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurwahi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kurwahi from other places

Kurwahi lies about 34 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Titwa, about 24 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 Kurwahi
Nearest railway station Titwa 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Paraswada 34 km
District headquarters Balaghat 34 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 34 km

Villages closest to Kurwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurwahi village had a population of 263. That makes it the 121st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Kurwahi village has 122 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurwahi has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Kurwahi covers 230.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurwahi falls under Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurwahi is Titwa, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Kurwahi.

Kurwahi is about 34 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurwahi is in Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. Titwa is about 24 km away. Paraswada is about 34 km away. Balaghat is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dora (5.7 km), Singhai (6.7 km) and Jaitpuri Theke (7.3 km).

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

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