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About Hatwa Village

Hatwa is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,428, made up of 774 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854.78 hectares hectares.

Hatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hatwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 854.78 hectares
Population 1,428
Male Population 774
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Hatwa compares

By the 2011 count Hatwa is the 46th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 854.78 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Hatwa

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

Hatwa lies about 65 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kabrai, about 14 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 Hatwa
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Kabrai 14 km
Nearest town Lauri 18 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 65 km

Villages closest to Hatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hatwa village had a population of 1,428. That makes it the 46th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Hatwa village has 774 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hatwa has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Hatwa covers 854.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hatwa falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hatwa is Kabrai, about 14 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 Hatwa.

Hatwa is about 65 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hatwa is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 9.6 km away. Kabrai is about 14 km away. Lauri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banyani (1.6 km), Kiwlaha (1.9 km) and Chauhani (2.1 km).

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

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