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About Karwa Village

Karwa is a mid sized village in Narsinghgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 304 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.55 hectares hectares.

Karwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Narsinghgarh
Area (hectares) 187.55 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 304
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Karwa compares

By the 2011 count Karwa is the 137th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 187.55 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Karwa

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

Karwa lies about 42 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pachor Road, about 12 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 Karwa
Nearest town Pachor 11 km
Nearest railway station Pachor Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Narsinghgarh 31 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 42 km

Villages closest to Karwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwa village had a population of 577. That makes it the 137th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Karwa village has 304 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwa has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Karwa covers 187.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karwa falls under Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karwa is Pachor Road, about 12 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 Karwa.

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

Karwa is in Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Pachor is about 11 km away. Pachor Road is about 12 km away. Narsinghgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagar (under 2 km), Chumli (2.3 km) and Sendri (3.5 km).

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

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