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About Sunwaha Village

Sunwaha is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,701, made up of 890 males and 811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.19 hectares hectares.

Sunwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunwaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 582.19 hectares
Population 1,701
Male Population 890
Female Population 811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunwaha compares

By the 2011 count Sunwaha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 582.19 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Sunwaha

Sunwaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunwaha 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 Sunwaha from other places

Sunwaha lies about 94 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 33 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 Sunwaha
Nearest railway station Ratona 33 km
Nearest town Saugor 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 35 km
District headquarters Raisen 94 km

Villages closest to Sunwaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunwaha village had a population of 1,701. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Sunwaha village has 890 males and 811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunwaha has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Sunwaha covers 582.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunwaha falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sunwaha is Ratona, about 33 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 village for Sunwaha.

Sunwaha is about 94 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunwaha is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Ratona is about 33 km away. Saugor is about 34 km away. Begamganj is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorakhpur (2.3 km), Chargawan (3.4 km) and Nayagaon (3.9 km).

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

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