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About Sulawad Village

Sulawad is a large village in Dhar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,430, made up of 1,248 males and 1,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1354 hectares hectares.

Sulawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulawad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dhar
Area (hectares) 1354 hectares
Population 2,430
Male Population 1,248
Female Population 1,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulawad compares

By the 2011 count Sulawad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 1354 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sulawad

Sulawad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sulawad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sulawad from other places

Sulawad lies about 27 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tihi, about 18 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 Sulawad
Nearest town Pithampur 14 km
Nearest railway station Tihi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhar 27 km

Villages closest to Sulawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulawad village had a population of 2,430. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Sulawad village has 1,248 males and 1,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulawad has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Sulawad covers 1354 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.

Sulawad falls under Dhar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sulawad is Tihi, about 18 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 village for Sulawad.

Sulawad is about 27 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulawad is in Dhar tehsil of Dhar district. Pithampur is about 14 km away. Tihi is about 18 km away. Dhar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhicholi (3.9 km), Achana (4.2 km) and Chambal Baroda (4.4 km).

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

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