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About Golawada Village

Golawada is a mid sized village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 289 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.78 hectares hectares.

Golawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golawada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 212.78 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 289
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golawada compares

By the 2011 count Golawada is the 111th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 212.78 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Golawada

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

Golawada lies about 68 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Palsora Makrawan, about 9.4 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 Golawada
Nearest railway station Palsora Makrawan 9.4 km
Nearest town Barnagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 32 km
District headquarters Dhar 68 km

Villages closest to Golawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golawada village had a population of 595. That makes it the 111th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Golawada village has 289 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golawada has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Golawada covers 212.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golawada falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Golawada is Palsora Makrawan, about 9.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Golawada.

Golawada is about 68 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golawada is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Palsora Makrawan is about 9.4 km away. Barnagar is about 19 km away. Badnawar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpura (7.9 km), Silodiya (9.3 km) and Karanpura (9.5 km).

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

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