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About Kudwa Village

Kudwa is a mid sized village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,924, made up of 978 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.57 hectares hectares.

Kudwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 777.57 hectares
Population 1,924
Male Population 978
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kudwa compares

By the 2011 count Kudwa is the 59th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 777.57 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kudwa

Kudwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kudwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kudwa from other places

Kudwa lies about 61 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khanna Banjari, about 15 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 Kudwa
Nearest railway station Khanna Banjari 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Maihar 26 km
District headquarters Satna 61 km

Villages closest to Kudwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudwa village had a population of 1,924. That makes it the 59th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Kudwa village has 978 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudwa has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Kudwa covers 777.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kudwa falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kudwa is Khanna Banjari, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Kudwa.

Kudwa is about 61 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kudwa is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Khanna Banjari is about 15 km away. Maihar is about 26 km away. Satna is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishnupur (2.0 km), Amatara (2.3 km) and Amiliya (3.5 km).

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

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