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About Koluwa Village

Koluwa is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 128 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.41 hectares hectares.

Koluwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koluwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 156.41 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 128
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Koluwa compares

By the 2011 count Koluwa is the 154th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 156.41 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Koluwa

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

Koluwa lies about 68 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Isarwara, about 39 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 Koluwa
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Isarwara 39 km
District headquarters Raisen 68 km

Villages closest to Koluwa

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 Koluwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Koluwa village had a population of 249. That makes it the 154th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Koluwa village has 128 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koluwa has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Koluwa covers 156.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Koluwa is Isarwara, about 39 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 Koluwa.

Koluwa is about 68 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koluwa is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 3.5 km away. Isarwara is about 39 km away. Raisen is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hapsili (2.3 km), Sumer (2.4 km) and Madiya Niwari (3.1 km).

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

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