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About Kurawar Village

Kurawar is a large village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,613, made up of 1,355 males and 1,258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1193.23 hectares hectares.

Kurawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurawar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 1193.23 hectares
Population 2,613
Male Population 1,355
Female Population 1,258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurawar compares

By the 2011 count Kurawar is the 6th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1193.23 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kurawar

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

How far is Kurawar from other places

Kurawar lies about 53 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Kisoni, about 32 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 Kurawar
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 11 km
Nearest town Ashta 16 km
Nearest railway station Kisoni 32 km
District headquarters Sehore 53 km

Villages closest to Kurawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurawar village had a population of 2,613. That makes it the 6th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Kurawar village has 1,355 males and 1,258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurawar has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Kurawar covers 1193.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurawar falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurawar is Kisoni, about 32 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 village for Kurawar.

Kurawar is about 53 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurawar is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 11 km away. Ashta is about 16 km away. Kisoni is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajipur (under 2 km), Kalyanpura (2.5 km) and Gau Khedi (2.5 km).

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

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