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About Sunswada Village

Sunswada is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 567 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3748 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunswada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunswada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Pincode 476355
Area (hectares) 3748 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 567
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sunswada compares

By the 2011 count Sunswada is the 36th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 3748 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Sunswada

Sunswada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sunswada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sunswada from other places

Sunswada lies about 40 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 40 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 Sunswada
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 26 km
Nearest town Māngrol 35 km
District headquarters Sheopur 40 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 40 km

Villages closest to Sunswada

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 Sunswada

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunswada village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 36th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Sunswada village has 567 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunswada has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Sunswada is 476355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunswada covers 3748 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Sunswada is Sheopur Kalan, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sunswada.

Sunswada is about 40 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunswada is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 26 km away. Māngrol is about 35 km away. Sheopur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpura (under 2 km), Bhawarkuwa (3.2 km) and Jhirnya (4.5 km).

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

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