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About Kurwai Village

Kurwai is a small village in Kumbhraj tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 231 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.69 hectares hectares.

Kurwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurwai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Kumbhraj
Area (hectares) 148.69 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 231
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurwai compares

By the 2011 count Kurwai is the 85th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 670 residents. Its 148.69 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kurwai

Kurwai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurwai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurwai from other places

Kurwai lies about 45 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Kumbhraj, about 5.9 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 Kurwai
Nearest railway station Kumbhraj 5.9 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 16 km
District headquarters Guna 45 km

Villages closest to Kurwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurwai village had a population of 442. That makes it the 85th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 670 residents.

Kurwai village has 231 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurwai has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Kurwai covers 148.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurwai falls under Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurwai is Kumbhraj, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kurwai.

Kurwai is about 45 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurwai is in Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district. Kumbhraj is about 5.9 km away. Chāchaura is about 16 km away. Guna is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alli Khedi (under 2 km), Kana Khedi (under 2 km) and Khejda Behra (under 2 km).

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

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