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About Kadwa Village

Kadwa is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 760 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.78 hectares hectares.

Kadwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 333.78 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 760
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadwa compares

By the 2011 count Kadwa is the 34th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 333.78 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 957.

Getting to Kadwa

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

Kadwa lies about 21 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Barlai, about 6.5 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 Kadwa
Nearest railway station Barlai 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 11 km
Nearest town Dewas 18 km
District headquarters Indore 21 km

Villages closest to Kadwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadwa village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 34th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Kadwa village has 760 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadwa has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Kadwa covers 333.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadwa falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kadwa is Barlai, about 6.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kadwa.

Kadwa is about 21 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadwa is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Barlai is about 6.5 km away. Sawer is about 11 km away. Dewas is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patwa Khedi (under 2 km), Mundla Husain (1.6 km) and Brahman Pipalya (1.8 km).

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

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