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About Madwasa Village

Madwasa is a large village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,073, made up of 1,090 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1732.14 hectares hectares.

Madwasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madwasa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Badarwas
Area (hectares) 1732.14 hectares
Population 2,073
Male Population 1,090
Female Population 983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Madwasa compares

By the 2011 count Madwasa is the 19th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 1732.14 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Madwasa

Madwasa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Madwasa 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 Madwasa from other places

Madwasa lies about 60 km from Shivpuri. 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 Madwasa
Tehsil headquarters Badarwas 19 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar 34 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 60 km

Villages closest to Madwasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madwasa village had a population of 2,073. That makes it the 19th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Madwasa village has 1,090 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madwasa has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Madwasa covers 1732.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madwasa falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Madwasa notes the nearest railway station 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 Madwasa.

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

Madwasa is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Badarwas is about 19 km away. Ashoknagar is about 34 km away. Shivpuri is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imloda (2.3 km), Meghona Bada (3.8 km) and Tarawali (4.2 km).

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

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