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About Kolwi Village

Kolwi is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 276 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares.

Kolwi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolwi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 276
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolwi compares

By the 2011 count Kolwi is the 112th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kolwi

Kolwi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolwi as Available within <5 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 Kolwi from other places

Kolwi lies about 36 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Shamgarh, about 25 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 Kolwi
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 22 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 25 km
Nearest railway station Shamgarh 25 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 36 km

Villages closest to Kolwi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolwi village had a population of 566. That makes it the 112th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Kolwi village has 276 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolwi has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Kolwi covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolwi falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolwi is Shamgarh, about 25 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolwi.

Kolwi is about 36 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolwi is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 22 km away. Shāmgarh is about 25 km away. Shamgarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatiyakhedi (under 2 km), Gadariya (under 2 km) and Motipura (2.0 km).

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

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