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About Naigawan Village

Naigawan is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 175 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.84 hectares hectares.

Naigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naigawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 543.84 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 175
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naigawan compares

By the 2011 count Naigawan is the 133rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 543.84 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Naigawan

Naigawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Naigawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Naigawan from other places

Naigawan lies about 30 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 7.8 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 Naigawan
Nearest railway station Bakhleta 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 16 km
District headquarters Katni 30 km
Nearest town Murwāra 30 km

Villages closest to Naigawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naigawan village had a population of 333. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Naigawan village has 175 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naigawan has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Naigawan covers 543.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naigawan falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naigawan is Bakhleta, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Naigawan.

Naigawan is about 30 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naigawan is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bakhleta is about 7.8 km away. Bahoriband is about 16 km away. Katni is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nipaniya (4.5 km), Hathibhar (4.8 km) and Sihudi (9.5 km).

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

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