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About Niwoda Village

Niwoda is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 171 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423 hectares hectares.

Niwoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niwoda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 423 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 171
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Niwoda compares

By the 2011 count Niwoda is the 143rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 423 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 Niwoda

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

Niwoda lies about 15 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 3.6 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 Niwoda
Nearest railway station Khonker 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 8.3 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 15 km

Villages closest to Niwoda

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 Niwoda

As per the Census of India 2011, Niwoda village had a population of 318. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Niwoda village has 171 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niwoda has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Niwoda covers 423 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Niwoda is Khonker, about 3.6 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 Niwoda.

Niwoda is about 15 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niwoda is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 3.6 km away. Kolaras is about 8.3 km away. Shivpuri 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 Ramnagar (1.6 km), Khokar (2.7 km) and Amarpur (3.3 km).

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

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