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About Niwahi Village

Niwahi is a small village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 232 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.96 hectares hectares.

Niwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niwahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Shahgarh
Area (hectares) 173.96 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 232
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Niwahi compares

By the 2011 count Niwahi is the 81st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 173.96 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Niwahi

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

Niwahi lies about 63 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 48 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 Niwahi
Tehsil headquarters Shahgarh 5.7 km
Nearest town Banda 33 km
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 48 km
District headquarters Sagar 63 km

Villages closest to Niwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Niwahi village had a population of 425. That makes it the 81st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Niwahi village has 232 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niwahi has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 865.

Niwahi covers 173.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Niwahi falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Niwahi is Ganeshganj, about 48 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Niwahi.

Niwahi is about 63 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niwahi is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Shahgarh is about 5.7 km away. Banda is about 33 km away. Ganeshganj is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batwaha (under 2 km), Bagaich (under 2 km) and Kajrawan (1.6 km).

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

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