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About Marwa Village

Marwa is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 35 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 743 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.73 hectares hectares.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 46.73 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 35
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 743
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is the 147th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 46.73 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marwa from other places

Marwa lies about 26 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khutaha, about under 2 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 Marwa
Nearest railway station Khutaha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 14 km
District headquarters Satna 26 km

Villages closest to Marwa

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 Marwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwa village had a population of 61. That makes it the 147th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Marwa village has 35 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 743 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Marwa covers 46.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Khutaha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Marwa.

Marwa is about 26 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwa is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Khutaha is about under 2 km away. Majhgawan is about 14 km away. Satna is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandaini (1.8 km), Mara (3.4 km) and Amha (4.0 km).

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

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