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About Baswan Village

Baswan is a large village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,883, made up of 2,533 males and 2,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 734.87 hectares hectares.

Baswan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baswan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 734.87 hectares
Population 4,883
Male Population 2,533
Female Population 2,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baswan compares

By the 2011 count Baswan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 734.87 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Baswan

Baswan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baswan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baswan from other places

Baswan lies about 61 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 4.8 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 Baswan
Nearest town Sanāwad 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Sanawad 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 14 km
District headquarters Khargone 61 km

Villages closest to Baswan

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 Baswan

As per the Census of India 2011, Baswan village had a population of 4,883. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Baswan village has 2,533 males and 2,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baswan has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Baswan covers 734.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baswan is Sanawad, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baswan.

Baswan is about 61 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baswan is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Sanāwad is about 4.7 km away. Sanawad is about 4.8 km away. Barwaha is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghosla (1.5 km), Khangaon (2.5 km) and Bamangaon (3.0 km).

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

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