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About Hidwah Village

Hidwah is a small village in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 143 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 810.24 hectares hectares.

Hidwah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hidwah village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaisinghnagar
Area (hectares) 810.24 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 143
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hidwah compares

By the 2011 count Hidwah is the 162nd largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 810.24 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Hidwah

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

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 Hidwah

As per the Census of India 2011, Hidwah village had a population of 280. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Hidwah village has 143 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hidwah has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Hidwah covers 810.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hidwah falls under Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Hidwah notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Hidwah.

Hidwah is in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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