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About Satwada Village

Satwada is a small village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 197 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.74 hectares hectares.

Satwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 253.74 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 197
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satwada compares

By the 2011 count Satwada is the 78th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 253.74 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Satwada

Satwada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Satwada as Available within 5 - 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 Satwada from other places

Satwada lies about 64 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Bercha, about 43 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 Satwada
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 8.1 km
Nearest town Ashta 22 km
Nearest railway station Bercha 43 km
District headquarters Sehore 64 km

Villages closest to Satwada

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 Satwada

As per the Census of India 2011, Satwada village had a population of 376. That makes it the 78th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Satwada village has 197 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satwada has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Satwada covers 253.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Satwada is Bercha, about 43 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Satwada.

Satwada is about 64 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satwada is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 8.1 km away. Ashta is about 22 km away. Bercha is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barchhapura (under 2 km), Chintamanpura (under 2 km) and Gwala (1.6 km).

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

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