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About Naigawan Village

Naigawan is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 403 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares.

Naigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naigawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 403
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naigawan compares

By the 2011 count Naigawan is the 76th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Naigawan

Naigawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naigawan as Available within <5 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 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 17 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Niwar, about 14 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 Niwar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 17 km
District headquarters Katni 17 km
Nearest town Murwāra 17 km

Villages closest to Naigawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhimarkheda 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 769. That makes it the 76th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Naigawan village has 403 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naigawan has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Naigawan covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Naigawan is Niwar, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Naigawan.

Naigawan is about 17 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 Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Niwar is about 14 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 17 km away. Katni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daigawan (under 2 km), Ghughara (under 2 km) and Pipariya (2.4 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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