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About Athwan Village

Athwan is a small village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 255 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.37 hectares hectares.

Athwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 447.37 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 255
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Athwan compares

By the 2011 count Athwan is the 176th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 447.37 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Athwan

Athwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Athwan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athwan from other places

Athwan lies about 68 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 5.7 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 Athwan
Nearest railway station Mukhtiara Balwada 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 16 km
Nearest town Barwāh 16 km
District headquarters Khargone 68 km

Villages closest to Athwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athwan village had a population of 481. That makes it the 176th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Athwan village has 255 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athwan has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Athwan covers 447.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Athwan falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Athwan is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Athwan.

Athwan is about 68 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athwan is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Mukhtiara Balwada is about 5.7 km away. Barwaha is about 16 km away. Barwāh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandikhar (under 2 km), Khedi Hat Tanda (1.6 km) and Jhabbar (1.8 km).

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

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