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About Kerwara Village

Kerwara is a mid sized village in Buxwaha tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 492 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.77 hectares hectares.

Kerwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Buxwaha
Area (hectares) 509.77 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 492
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Kerwara compares

By the 2011 count Kerwara is the 27th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 509.77 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 847.

Getting to Kerwara

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

Kerwara lies about 84 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Patharia, about 36 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 Kerwara
Tehsil headquarters Buxwaha 5.8 km
Nearest town Hatta 30 km
Nearest railway station Patharia 36 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 84 km

Villages closest to Kerwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerwara village had a population of 926. That makes it the 27th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Kerwara village has 492 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerwara has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 847.

Kerwara covers 509.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerwara falls under Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kerwara is Patharia, about 36 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 Kerwara.

Kerwara is about 84 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerwara is in Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Buxwaha is about 5.8 km away. Hatta is about 30 km away. Patharia is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amodha (under 2 km), Jujharpura (2.0 km) and Salaiya (2.4 km).

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

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