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About Adhwada Village

Adhwada is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 303 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 897.66 hectares hectares.

Adhwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 897.66 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 303
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhwada compares

By the 2011 count Adhwada is the 64th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 897.66 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Adhwada

Adhwada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Adhwada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Adhwada from other places

Adhwada lies about 48 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 45 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 Adhwada
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 15 km
Nearest railway station Khajuri 45 km
District headquarters Sheopur 48 km

Villages closest to Adhwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhwada village had a population of 592. That makes it the 64th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Adhwada village has 303 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhwada has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Adhwada covers 897.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Adhwada falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Adhwada is Khajuri, about 45 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 - 10 km distance for Adhwada.

Adhwada is about 48 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhwada is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 15 km away. Khajuri is about 45 km away. Sheopur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moravan (1.8 km), Chak Kishanpur (3.0 km) and Sesaipura (3.8 km).

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

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