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About Sungawan Village

Sungawan is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 215 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.06 hectares hectares.

Sungawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sungawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 161.06 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 215
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sungawan compares

By the 2011 count Sungawan is the 107th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 161.06 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sungawan

Sungawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sungawan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sungawan from other places

Sungawan lies about 34 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 7.9 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 Sungawan
Nearest town Sihorā 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 12 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 34 km

Villages closest to Sungawan

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 Sungawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sungawan village had a population of 448. That makes it the 107th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Sungawan village has 215 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sungawan has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Sungawan covers 161.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sungawan is Sihora Road, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sungawan.

Sungawan is about 34 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sungawan is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihorā is about 7.7 km away. Sihora Road is about 7.9 km away. Majholi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Junwani Khurd (under 2 km), Harsingi (2.0 km) and Alasur (2.4 km).

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

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