About Kuwan Village

Kuwan is a large village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,220, made up of 1,643 males and 1,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1301.12 hectares hectares.

Kuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuwan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Barhi
Area (hectares)	1301.12 hectares
Population	3,220
Male Population	1,643
Female Population	1,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuwan compares

By the 2011 count Kuwan is the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 1301.12 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kuwan

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

Kuwan lies about 43 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Khanna Banjari, about 9.0 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 Kuwan
Nearest railway station	Khanna Banjari	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhi	9.7 km
Nearest town	Umaria	32 km
District headquarters	Katni	43 km

Villages closest to Kuwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhi 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.

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Common questions about Kuwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuwan village had a population of 3,220. That makes it the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Kuwan village has 1,643 males and 1,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuwan has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Kuwan covers 1301.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuwan falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuwan is Khanna Banjari, about 9.0 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 village for Kuwan.

Kuwan is about 43 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuwan is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Khanna Banjari is about 9.0 km away. Barhi is about 9.7 km away. Umaria is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.