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About Utwaha Village

Utwaha is a small village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 264 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 780 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.19 hectares hectares.

Utwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Utwaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 266.19 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 264
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 780
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 Utwaha compares

By the 2011 count Utwaha is the 87th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 266.19 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 857.

Getting to Utwaha

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

Utwaha lies about 60 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Karari, about 27 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 Utwaha
Tehsil headquarters Karera 12 km
Nearest railway station Karari 27 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 60 km

Villages closest to Utwaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Utwaha village had a population of 470. That makes it the 87th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Utwaha village has 264 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Utwaha has about 780 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 857.

Utwaha covers 266.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Utwaha falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Utwaha is Karari, about 27 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 Utwaha.

Utwaha 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.

Utwaha is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 12 km away. Karari is about 27 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 Khiriya Punawali (under 2 km), Barkuwa (2.0 km) and Semra (2.2 km).

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

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