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About Tekwa Village

Tekwa is a mid sized village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,149, made up of 558 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.47 hectares hectares.

Tekwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 567.47 hectares
Population 1,149
Male Population 558
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekwa compares

By the 2011 count Tekwa is the 63rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 567.47 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Tekwa

Tekwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tekwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tekwa from other places

Tekwa lies about 55 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 28 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 Tekwa
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 16 km
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 28 km
District headquarters Khargone 55 km

Villages closest to Tekwa

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 Tekwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekwa village had a population of 1,149. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Tekwa village has 558 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekwa has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Tekwa covers 567.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tekwa is Patalpani Waterfall, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Tekwa.

Tekwa is about 55 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekwa is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Maheshwar is about 16 km away. Patalpani Waterfall is about 28 km away. Khargone is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salipura (1.9 km), Badwel (2.4 km) and Gujarmohna (3.2 km).

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

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