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About Shukwah Village

Shukwah is a mid sized village in Birsinghpur tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,575, made up of 813 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.22 hectares hectares.

Shukwah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukwah village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Birsinghpur
Area (hectares) 117.22 hectares
Population 1,575
Male Population 813
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shukwah compares

By the 2011 count Shukwah is the 19th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 117.22 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Shukwah

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

Shukwah lies about 39 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khutaha, about 20 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 Shukwah
Tehsil headquarters Birsinghpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Khutaha 20 km
District headquarters Satna 39 km

Villages closest to Shukwah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukwah village had a population of 1,575. That makes it the 19th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Shukwah village has 813 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukwah has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Shukwah covers 117.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shukwah falls under Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shukwah is Khutaha, about 20 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 Shukwah.

Shukwah is about 39 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shukwah is in Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district. Birsinghpur is about 11 km away. Khutaha is about 20 km away. Satna is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umarhan (under 2 km), Agra (under 2 km) and Majhiyar (under 2 km).

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

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