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About Bawadi Village

Bawadi is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 426 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689.27 hectares hectares.

Bawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bawadi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 689.27 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 426
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bawadi compares

By the 2011 count Bawadi is the 33rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 689.27 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Bawadi

Bawadi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bawadi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bawadi from other places

Bawadi lies about 32 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Khachrod, about 13 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 Bawadi
Nearest railway station Khachrod 13 km
Nearest town Jaora 15 km
District headquarters Ratlam 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 34 km

Villages closest to Bawadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bawadi village had a population of 873. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Bawadi village has 426 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bawadi has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Bawadi covers 689.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bawadi falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bawadi is Khachrod, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bawadi.

Bawadi is about 32 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bawadi is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Khachrod is about 13 km away. Jaora is about 15 km away. Ratlam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Negdapada (16 km), Seliyarundi (17 km) and Shyampura (20 km).

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

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