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About Panwada Village

Panwada is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 789 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1348 hectares hectares.

Panwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 1348 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 789
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Panwada compares

By the 2011 count Panwada is the 17th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 1348 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Panwada

Panwada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panwada 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 Panwada from other places

Panwada lies about 41 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 41 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 Panwada
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 41 km
District headquarters Sheopur 41 km

Villages closest to Panwada

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 Panwada

As per the Census of India 2011, Panwada village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 17th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Panwada village has 789 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panwada has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Panwada covers 1348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Panwada is Sheopur Kalan, about 41 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 Panwada.

Panwada is about 41 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panwada is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 3.5 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 41 km away. Sheopur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panar (under 2 km), Karahal (3.5 km) and Silpuri (4.8 km).

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

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