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About Sujwaya Village

Sujwaya is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 119 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.49 hectares hectares.

Sujwaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sujwaya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 263.49 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 119
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sujwaya compares

By the 2011 count Sujwaya is the 158th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 263.49 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sujwaya

Sujwaya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sujwaya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sujwaya from other places

Sujwaya lies about 13 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 13 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 Sujwaya
District headquarters Shivpuri 13 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 15 km

Villages closest to Sujwaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sujwaya village had a population of 223. That makes it the 158th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Sujwaya village has 119 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sujwaya has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Sujwaya covers 263.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sujwaya falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sujwaya is Khonker, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sujwaya.

Sujwaya is about 13 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sujwaya is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Shivpuri is about 13 km away. Khonker is about 13 km away. Kolaras is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morai (3.1 km), Bolaj (3.3 km) and Hirapur (4.2 km).

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

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