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About Paduwa Village

Paduwa is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 230 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.39 hectares hectares.

Paduwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paduwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 166.39 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 230
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paduwa compares

By the 2011 count Paduwa is the 113th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 166.39 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Paduwa

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

Paduwa lies about 42 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 24 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 Paduwa
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 5.4 km
Nearest town Sihorā 22 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 24 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 42 km

Villages closest to Paduwa

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 Paduwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Paduwa village had a population of 425. That makes it the 113th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Paduwa village has 230 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paduwa has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Paduwa covers 166.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Paduwa is Sihora Road, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Paduwa.

Paduwa is about 42 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paduwa is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 5.4 km away. Sihorā is about 22 km away. Sihora Road 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 Dharampura (under 2 km), Sihoda (1.7 km) and Mudkuru (1.7 km).

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

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