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About Gadwa Village

Gadwa is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 546 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.54 hectares hectares.

Gadwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 446.54 hectares
Population 1,039
Male Population 546
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Gadwa compares

By the 2011 count Gadwa is the 115th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 446.54 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Gadwa

Gadwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadwa 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 Gadwa from other places

Gadwa lies about 43 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Khuldil Road, about 31 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 Gadwa
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 20 km
Nearest railway station Khuldil Road 31 km
Nearest town Obra 36 km
District headquarters Singrauli 43 km

Villages closest to Gadwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadwa village had a population of 1,039. That makes it the 115th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Gadwa village has 546 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadwa has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Gadwa covers 446.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadwa falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadwa is Khuldil Road, about 31 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 Gadwa.

Gadwa is about 43 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadwa is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 20 km away. Khuldil Road is about 31 km away. Obra 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 Naudiya (under 2 km), Tamai (under 2 km) and Rajabar (2.0 km).

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

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