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About Khuwa Village

Khuwa is a small village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 217 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1061.13 hectares hectares.

Khuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 1061.13 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 217
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khuwa compares

By the 2011 count Khuwa is the 95th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 1061.13 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Khuwa

Khuwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khuwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khuwa from other places

Khuwa lies about 48 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 26 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 Khuwa
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 22 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 22 km
Nearest railway station Tila 26 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 48 km

Villages closest to Khuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuwa village had a population of 399. That makes it the 95th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Khuwa village has 217 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuwa has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Khuwa covers 1061.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khuwa falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khuwa is Tila, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Khuwa.

Khuwa is about 48 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuwa is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 22 km away. Bijāwar is about 22 km away. Tila is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tipari (4.5 km), Malwara (7.9 km) and Patori (11 km).

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

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