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About Karkwada Village

Karkwada is a small village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 145 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.39 hectares hectares.

Karkwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 181.39 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 145
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkwada compares

By the 2011 count Karkwada is the 182nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 181.39 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Karkwada

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

Karkwada lies about 73 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Binaiki, about 7.1 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 Karkwada
Nearest railway station Binaiki 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 11 km
Nearest town Nainpur 39 km
District headquarters Seoni 73 km

Villages closest to Karkwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkwada village had a population of 292. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Karkwada village has 145 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkwada has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Karkwada covers 181.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karkwada falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karkwada is Binaiki, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance for Karkwada.

Karkwada is about 73 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkwada is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Binaiki is about 7.1 km away. Ghansaur is about 11 km away. Nainpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Para (under 2 km), Deori Khurd (1.8 km) and Patri (2.6 km).

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

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