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About Nanhwara Village

Nanhwara is a mid sized village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 742 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.66 hectares hectares.

Nanhwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanhwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 299.66 hectares
Population 1,472
Male Population 742
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nanhwara compares

By the 2011 count Nanhwara is the 20th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 299.66 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nanhwara

Nanhwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nanhwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nanhwara from other places

Nanhwara lies about 20 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Rupaund, about 6.3 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 Nanhwara
Nearest railway station Rupaund 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 20 km
District headquarters Katni 20 km
Nearest town Murwāra 20 km

Villages closest to Nanhwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanhwara village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 20th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Nanhwara village has 742 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanhwara has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Nanhwara covers 299.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanhwara falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nanhwara is Rupaund, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nanhwara.

Nanhwara is about 20 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanhwara is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Rupaund is about 6.3 km away. Badwara is about 20 km away. Katni is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sejha (under 2 km), Bhaganwara (1.9 km) and Bamhanganvan (2.4 km).

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

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