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About Lukwasa Village

Lukwasa is one of the larger villages in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,931, made up of 3,029 males and 2,902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2093.17 hectares hectares.

Lukwasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lukwasa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 2093.17 hectares
Population 5,931
Male Population 3,029
Female Population 2,902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lukwasa compares

By the 2011 count Lukwasa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 2093.17 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Lukwasa

Lukwasa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lukwasa 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lukwasa from other places

Lukwasa lies about 36 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about under 2 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 Lukwasa
Nearest railway station Lukwasa under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 13 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 36 km

Villages closest to Lukwasa

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 Lukwasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lukwasa village had a population of 5,931. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Lukwasa village has 3,029 males and 2,902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lukwasa has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Lukwasa covers 2093.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lukwasa is Lukwasa, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lukwasa.

Lukwasa is about 36 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lukwasa is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about under 2 km away. Kolaras is about 13 km away. Shivpuri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodahai (2.8 km), Kulhadi (3.5 km) and Deharda Sadak (3.7 km).

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

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