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About Sunwani Village

Sunwani is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 227 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.57 hectares hectares.

Sunwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunwani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 277.57 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 227
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunwani compares

By the 2011 count Sunwani is the 112th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 277.57 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sunwani

Sunwani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sunwani as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sunwani from other places

Sunwani lies about 37 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 16 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 Sunwani
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 3.2 km
Nearest town Sihorā 15 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 16 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 37 km

Villages closest to Sunwani

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 Sunwani

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunwani village had a population of 426. That makes it the 112th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Sunwani village has 227 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunwani has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Sunwani covers 277.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sunwani is Sihora Road, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Sunwani.

Sunwani is about 37 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunwani is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 3.2 km away. Sihorā is about 15 km away. Sihora Road 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 Rajwai (1.6 km), Simariya (1.7 km) and Sakarpila (1.8 km).

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

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