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About Padwar Village

Padwar is a large village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,176, made up of 1,599 males and 1,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1174.49 hectares hectares.

Padwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 1174.49 hectares
Population 3,176
Male Population 1,599
Female Population 1,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Padwar compares

By the 2011 count Padwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 1174.49 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Padwar

Padwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padwar 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 Padwar from other places

Padwar lies about 54 km from Katni, 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 Padwar
Nearest town Sihorā 14 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 16 km
District headquarters Katni 54 km

Villages closest to Padwar

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 Padwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Padwar village had a population of 3,176. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Padwar village has 1,599 males and 1,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padwar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Padwar covers 1174.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Padwar 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 Padwar.

Padwar is about 54 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padwar is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Sihorā is about 14 km away. Sihora Road is about 16 km away. Bahoriband 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 Bichhiya Kap (2.7 km), Dugariya (3.7 km) and Dohatari (3.7 km).

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

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