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About Waswi Village

Waswi is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,563, made up of 803 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 987.3 hectares hectares.

Waswi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waswi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 987.3 hectares
Population 1,563
Male Population 803
Female Population 760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waswi compares

By the 2011 count Waswi is the 47th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 987.3 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Waswi

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

How far is Waswi from other places

Waswi lies about 68 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Ambari Richhavi, about 21 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 Waswi
Nearest railway station Ambari Richhavi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 22 km
Nearest town Alirajpur 22 km
District headquarters Barwani 68 km

Villages closest to Waswi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waswi village had a population of 1,563. That makes it the 47th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Waswi village has 803 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waswi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Waswi covers 987.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waswi falls under Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Waswi is Ambari Richhavi, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Waswi.

Waswi is about 68 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waswi is in Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district. Ambari Richhavi is about 21 km away. Rajpur is about 22 km away. Alirajpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundla (4.9 km), Sawarda (5.0 km) and Bilwani (6.1 km).

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

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