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About Chandwasa Village

Chandwasa is one of the larger villages in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,018, made up of 3,080 males and 2,938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1644.4 hectares hectares.

Chandwasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandwasa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 1644.4 hectares
Population 6,018
Male Population 3,080
Female Population 2,938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandwasa compares

By the 2011 count Chandwasa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 1644.4 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chandwasa

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

Chandwasa lies about 42 km from Mandsaur. 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 Chandwasa
Tehsil headquarters Shamgarh 18 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 18 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 42 km

Villages closest to Chandwasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandwasa village had a population of 6,018. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Chandwasa village has 3,080 males and 2,938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandwasa has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Chandwasa covers 1644.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandwasa falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Chandwasa notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Chandwasa.

Chandwasa is about 42 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandwasa is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Shamgarh is about 18 km away. Shāmgarh is about 18 km away. Mandsaur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salri (2.0 km), Kilgari (2.7 km) and Bhatuni (2.7 km).

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

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