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About Sagawan Village

Sagawan is a small village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 106 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares.

Sagawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 106
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagawan compares

By the 2011 count Sagawan is the 156th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 958.

Getting to Sagawan

Sagawan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sagawan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sagawan from other places

Sagawan lies about 21 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jhalwara, about 12 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 Sagawan
Nearest railway station Jhalwara 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 21 km
District headquarters Katni 21 km
Nearest town Murwāra 21 km

Villages closest to Sagawan

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 Sagawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagawan village had a population of 202. That makes it the 156th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Sagawan village has 106 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagawan has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Sagawan covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sagawan is Jhalwara, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sagawan.

Sagawan is about 21 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagawan is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Jhalwara is about 12 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 21 km away. Katni is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgawan (under 2 km), Nawaliya (under 2 km) and Mohanpani (2.9 km).

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

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