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About Tawakathi Village

Tawakathi is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 353 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620 hectares hectares.

Tawakathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tawakathi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 620 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 353
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tawakathi compares

By the 2011 count Tawakathi is the 86th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 620 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1005.

Getting to Tawakathi

Tawakathi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tawakathi as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tawakathi from other places

Tawakathi lies about 34 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barbatpur, about 4.4 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 Tawakathi
Nearest railway station Barbatpur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 9.4 km
Nearest town Sārni 24 km
District headquarters Betul 34 km

Villages closest to Tawakathi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 Tawakathi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tawakathi village had a population of 684. That makes it the 86th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Tawakathi village has 353 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tawakathi has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Tawakathi covers 620 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.

Tawakathi falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tawakathi is Barbatpur, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tawakathi.

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

Tawakathi is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Barbatpur is about 4.4 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 9.4 km away. Sārni is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golhai Buzurg (1.6 km), Silpati (2.0 km) and Temru Mal (2.4 km).

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

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