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About Kerwa Village

Kerwa is a large village in Thikri tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,430, made up of 1,273 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.49 hectares hectares.

Kerwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Thikri
Area (hectares) 532.49 hectares
Population 2,430
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kerwa compares

By the 2011 count Kerwa is the 10th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 532.49 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 950.

Getting to Kerwa

Kerwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kerwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. The nearest villages by name are Julwaniya, Kakariya, Kalapani and Kapalyakhedi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kerwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerwa village had a population of 2,430. That makes it the 10th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Kerwa village has 1,273 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerwa has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Kerwa covers 532.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerwa falls under Thikri tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Kerwa notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kerwa.

Kerwa is in Thikri tehsil of Barwani district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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