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About Kadwal Village

Kadwal is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 308 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.85 hectares hectares.

Kadwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadwal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 215.85 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 308
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Kadwal compares

By the 2011 count Kadwal is the 95th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 215.85 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kadwal

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

Kadwal lies about 43 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 17 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 Kadwal
Tehsil headquarters Gandhwani 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 17 km
Nearest town Manāwar 24 km
District headquarters Dhar 43 km

Villages closest to Kadwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadwal village had a population of 623. That makes it the 95th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Kadwal village has 308 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadwal has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Kadwal covers 215.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadwal falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kadwal is Tanda Road, about 17 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 Kadwal.

Kadwal is about 43 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadwal is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Gandhwani is about 9.3 km away. Tanda Road is about 17 km away. Manāwar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bordabara (1.7 km), Khod (2.6 km) and Bakhatala (3.2 km).

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

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