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About Marwa Village

Marwa is a small village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 186 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.03 hectares hectares.

Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 66.03 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 186
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Marwa is the 151st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 66.03 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Marwa

Marwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Marwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 20 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Jaitwar, about 4.2 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 Jaitwar 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 20 km
District headquarters Satna 20 km

Villages closest to Marwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghurajnagar 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 380. That makes it the 151st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Marwa village has 186 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwa has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Marwa covers 66.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Marwa is Jaitwar, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Marwa.

Marwa is about 20 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 Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Jaitwar is about 4.2 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 20 km away. Satna is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khokhali (1.6 km), Bhaiswar (1.9 km) and Bamhraula (2.7 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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