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About Kadwai Village

Kadwai is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 502 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 775 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1558 hectares hectares.

Kadwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadwai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 1558 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 502
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 775
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadwai compares

By the 2011 count Kadwai is the 44th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 1558 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 846.

Getting to Kadwai

Kadwai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kadwai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kadwai from other places

Kadwai lies about 60 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 36 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 Kadwai
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 35 km
Nearest railway station Parakheda 36 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 52 km
District headquarters Sheopur 60 km

Villages closest to Kadwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadwai village had a population of 891. That makes it the 44th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Kadwai village has 502 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadwai has about 775 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

Kadwai covers 1558 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadwai falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kadwai is Parakheda, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kadwai.

Kadwai is about 60 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadwai is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 35 km away. Parakheda is about 36 km away. Shivpuri is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shukrawara (1.6 km), Magardeh (2.7 km) and Dubera (3.0 km).

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

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