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About Kandwa Village

Kandwa is a mid sized village in Kotar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 448 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.58 hectares hectares.

Kandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Kotar
Area (hectares) 328.58 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 448
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandwa compares

By the 2011 count Kandwa is the 38th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 328.58 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kandwa

Kandwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kandwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandwa from other places

Kandwa lies about 34 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Turki, about 14 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 Kandwa
Nearest railway station Turki 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotar 16 km
Nearest town Rewa 22 km
District headquarters Satna 34 km

Villages closest to Kandwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandwa village had a population of 905. That makes it the 38th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Kandwa village has 448 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandwa has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Kandwa covers 328.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandwa falls under Kotar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandwa is Turki, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Kandwa.

Kandwa is about 34 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandwa is in Kotar tehsil of Satna district. Turki is about 14 km away. Kotar is about 16 km away. Rewa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalwar (1.7 km), Bakiya Bailo (2.1 km) and Mahidal Kalan (2.9 km).

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

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