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About Kuwa Village

Kuwa is a large village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,158, made up of 2,135 males and 2,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 862.85 hectares hectares.

Kuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 862.85 hectares
Population 4,158
Male Population 2,135
Female Population 2,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kuwa compares

By the 2011 count Kuwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 862.85 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 967.

Getting to Kuwa

Kuwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kuwa as Available within 5 - 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuwa from other places

Kuwa lies about 104 km from Shahdol. 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 Kuwa
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 23 km
Nearest town Beohāri 23 km
District headquarters Shahdol 104 km

Villages closest to Kuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuwa village had a population of 4,158. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Kuwa village has 2,135 males and 2,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuwa has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Kuwa covers 862.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuwa falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Kuwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kuwa.

Kuwa is about 104 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuwa is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 23 km away. Beohāri is about 23 km away. Shahdol is about 104 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhiya (3.7 km), Barhai (4.4 km) and Gopalpur (4.5 km).

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

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