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About Paluwa Village

Paluwa is a small village in Malthon tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 212 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.9 hectares hectares.

Paluwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paluwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Malthon
Area (hectares) 232.9 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 212
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paluwa compares

By the 2011 count Paluwa is the 122nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 232.9 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Paluwa

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

Paluwa lies about 45 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Khurai Relway Stesan, about 16 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 Paluwa
Nearest railway station Khurai Relway Stesan 16 km
Nearest town Khurai 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Malthon 19 km
District headquarters Sagar 45 km

Villages closest to Paluwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paluwa village had a population of 402. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Paluwa village has 212 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paluwa has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Paluwa covers 232.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paluwa falls under Malthon tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paluwa is Khurai Relway Stesan, about 16 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 Paluwa.

Paluwa is about 45 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paluwa is in Malthon tehsil of Sagar district. Khurai Relway Stesan is about 16 km away. Khurai is about 17 km away. Malthon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugaha Khurd (2.7 km), Dugaha Kalan (2.8 km) and Gaudhou (3.0 km).

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

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