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About Paharuwa Village

Paharuwa is a large village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,888, made up of 1,482 males and 1,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares.

Paharuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 2,888
Male Population 1,482
Female Population 1,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharuwa compares

By the 2011 count Paharuwa is the 11th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Paharuwa

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

Paharuwa lies about 3.6 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Majhgawan Phatak, about 2.3 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 Paharuwa
Nearest railway station Majhgawan Phatak 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 3.6 km
District headquarters Katni 3.6 km
Nearest town Murwāra 3.6 km

Villages closest to Paharuwa

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 Paharuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharuwa village had a population of 2,888. That makes it the 11th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Paharuwa village has 1,482 males and 1,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharuwa has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Paharuwa covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paharuwa is Majhgawan Phatak, about 2.3 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 <5 km distance for Paharuwa.

Paharuwa is about 3.6 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharuwa is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Majhgawan Phatak is about 2.3 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 3.6 km away. Katni is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhgawan (3.0 km), Murwari (3.6 km) and Tola (5.5 km).

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

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