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About Padwar Village

Padwar is a mid sized village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 430 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.06 hectares hectares.

Padwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 282.06 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 430
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Padwar compares

By the 2011 count Padwar is the 64th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 282.06 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Padwar

Padwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padwar 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 Padwar from other places

Padwar lies about 67 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 37 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 Padwar
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 28 km
Nearest town Hatta 31 km
Nearest railway station Salaia 37 km
District headquarters Panna 67 km

Villages closest to Padwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padwar village had a population of 823. That makes it the 64th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Padwar village has 430 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padwar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Padwar covers 282.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padwar falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padwar is Salaia, about 37 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 Padwar.

Padwar is about 67 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padwar is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Pawai is about 28 km away. Hatta is about 31 km away. Salaia is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Richhi (under 2 km), Khairi (2.0 km) and Banoli (3.1 km).

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

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