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About Parwa Village

Parwa is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,546, made up of 812 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1144.46 hectares hectares.

Parwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 1144.46 hectares
Population 1,546
Male Population 812
Female Population 734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parwa compares

By the 2011 count Parwa is the 55th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 1144.46 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Parwa

Parwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Parwa as Available within 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 Parwa from other places

Parwa lies about 24 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Basari, about 7.8 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 Parwa
Nearest railway station Basari 7.8 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 25 km

Villages closest to Parwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parwa village had a population of 1,546. That makes it the 55th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Parwa village has 812 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parwa has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Parwa covers 1144.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parwa falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parwa is Basari, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parwa.

Parwa is about 24 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parwa is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Basari is about 7.8 km away. Chhatarpur is about 24 km away. Rajnagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Didoniya (2.0 km), Kutiya (2.8 km) and Barethi (2.8 km).

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

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