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About Oswada Village

Oswada is a mid sized village in Pansemal tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,506, made up of 787 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.92 hectares hectares.

Oswada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oswada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pansemal
Area (hectares) 297.92 hectares
Population 1,506
Male Population 787
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Oswada compares

By the 2011 count Oswada is the 32nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 297.92 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Oswada

Oswada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Oswada 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 Oswada from other places

Oswada lies about 15 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 38 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 Oswada
District headquarters Barwani 15 km
Nearest town Barwāni 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pansemal 35 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 38 km

Villages closest to Oswada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oswada village had a population of 1,506. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Oswada village has 787 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oswada has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Oswada covers 297.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oswada falls under Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Oswada is Hathi gate station, about 38 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 Oswada.

Oswada is about 15 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oswada is in Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district. Barwani is about 15 km away. Barwāni is about 15 km away. Pansemal is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mapati (3.9 km), Raichul (14 km) and Valpani (14 km).

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

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