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About Changawan Village

Changawan is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 495 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.84 hectares hectares.

Changawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 281.84 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 495
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Changawan compares

By the 2011 count Changawan is the 52nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 281.84 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Changawan

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

Changawan lies about 32 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 14 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 Changawan
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 14 km
Nearest town Sihorā 16 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Changawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Changawan village had a population of 935. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Changawan village has 495 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changawan has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Changawan covers 281.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Changawan falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Changawan is Gosalpur, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Changawan.

Changawan is about 32 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changawan is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 5.8 km away. Gosalpur is about 14 km away. Sihorā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samdhar (under 2 km), Suhas Khurd (1.8 km) and Sarauda (1.8 km).

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

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