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About Kudwa Village

Kudwa is a small village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 138 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.06 hectares hectares.

Kudwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 51.06 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 138
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kudwa compares

By the 2011 count Kudwa is the 116th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 51.06 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kudwa

The census records public bus service for Kudwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kudwa from other places

Kudwa lies about 52 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 8.4 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 Kudwa
Nearest railway station Dundi 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 19 km
Nearest town Sihorā 19 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 52 km

Villages closest to Kudwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudwa village had a population of 266. That makes it the 116th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Kudwa village has 138 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudwa has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Kudwa covers 51.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kudwa falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kudwa is Dundi, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kudwa.

Kudwa is about 52 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kudwa is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Dundi is about 8.4 km away. Sihora is about 19 km away. Sihorā is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardi (5.6 km), Barne (5.7 km) and Kachnari (7.9 km).

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

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