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About Kakwada Village

Kakwada is a small village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 235 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.88 hectares hectares.

Kakwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 423.88 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 235
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Kakwada compares

By the 2011 count Kakwada is the 124th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 423.88 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kakwada

Kakwada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kakwada 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 Kakwada from other places

Kakwada lies about 50 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 30 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 Kakwada
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 13 km
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 30 km
District headquarters Khargone 50 km

Villages closest to Kakwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakwada village had a population of 474. That makes it the 124th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Kakwada village has 235 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakwada has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Kakwada covers 423.88 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.

Kakwada falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakwada is Patalpani Waterfall, about 30 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 Kakwada.

Kakwada is about 50 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakwada is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Maheshwar is about 13 km away. Patalpani Waterfall is about 30 km away. Khargone is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choli (1.9 km), Sirsya (3.2 km) and Bhaklay (3.2 km).

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

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