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About Chuwa Village

Chuwa is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,708, made up of 876 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647.13 hectares hectares.

Chuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 647.13 hectares
Population 1,708
Male Population 876
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chuwa compares

By the 2011 count Chuwa is the 18th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 647.13 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 915.

Getting to Chuwa

Chuwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chuwa as Available within <5 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 Chuwa from other places

Chuwa lies about 42 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, 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 Chuwa
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 14 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 14 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 40 km
District headquarters Satna 42 km

Villages closest to Chuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuwa village had a population of 1,708. That makes it the 18th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Chuwa village has 876 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuwa has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Chuwa covers 647.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chuwa falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chuwa is Majhagawan, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chuwa.

Chuwa is about 42 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuwa is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 14 km away. Majhagawan is about 14 km away. Chitrakoot Dham is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahtain (under 2 km), Putari Chuwa (1.6 km) and Bigdara (2.4 km).

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

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