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About Methwada Village

Methwada is a large village in Depalpur tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,892, made up of 1,454 males and 1,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1244.04 hectares hectares.

Methwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Methwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Depalpur
Area (hectares) 1244.04 hectares
Population 2,892
Male Population 1,454
Female Population 1,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Methwada compares

By the 2011 count Methwada is the 8th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents. Its 1244.04 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Methwada

Methwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Methwada 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 Methwada from other places

Methwada lies about 29 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Tihi, about 19 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 Methwada
Nearest town Pithampur 16 km
Nearest railway station Tihi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Depalpur 21 km
District headquarters Indore 29 km

Villages closest to Methwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Methwada village had a population of 2,892. That makes it the 8th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents.

Methwada village has 1,454 males and 1,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Methwada has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Methwada covers 1244.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Methwada falls under Depalpur tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Methwada is Tihi, about 19 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 Methwada.

Methwada is about 29 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Methwada is in Depalpur tehsil of Indore district. Pithampur is about 16 km away. Tihi is about 19 km away. Depalpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalariya (3.1 km), Rambadodiya (3.3 km) and Pirpipliya (3.3 km).

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

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