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About Sangwa Village

Sangwa is a small village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 189 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares.

Sangwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 369 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 189
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sangwa compares

By the 2011 count Sangwa is the 114th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Sangwa

Sangwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sangwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sangwa from other places

Sangwa lies about 8.5 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 6.3 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 Sangwa
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 6.3 km
District headquarters Mandla 8.5 km
Nearest town Mandlā 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 25 km

Villages closest to Sangwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangwa village had a population of 382. That makes it the 114th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Sangwa village has 189 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangwa has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Sangwa covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sangwa falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sangwa is Mandla Fort, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance for Sangwa.

Sangwa is about 8.5 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangwa is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Mandla Fort is about 6.3 km away. Mandla is about 8.5 km away. Mandlā is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhiriya (7.1 km), Amakhoh (7.6 km) and Dunda (8.1 km).

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

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