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About Pahruwa Village

Pahruwa is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 475 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.29 hectares hectares.

Pahruwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahruwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 381.29 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 475
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahruwa compares

By the 2011 count Pahruwa is the 65th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 381.29 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Pahruwa

Pahruwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pahruwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pahruwa from other places

Pahruwa lies about 22 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sansarpur, about 15 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 Pahruwa
Nearest railway station Sansarpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 16 km
District headquarters Katni 22 km
Nearest town Murwāra 22 km

Villages closest to Pahruwa

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 Pahruwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahruwa village had a population of 949. That makes it the 65th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Pahruwa village has 475 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahruwa has about 998 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.

Pahruwa covers 381.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pahruwa is Sansarpur, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pahruwa.

Pahruwa is about 22 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahruwa is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Sansarpur is about 15 km away. Bahoriband is about 16 km away. Katni is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunai (under 2 km), Gudiyapura (1.5 km) and Chargawan (2.5 km).

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

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