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About Ugwa Village

Ugwa is one of the larger villages in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,997, made up of 3,063 males and 2,934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1691.73 hectares hectares.

Ugwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ugwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 1691.73 hectares
Population 5,997
Male Population 3,063
Female Population 2,934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ugwa compares

By the 2011 count Ugwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 1691.73 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ugwa

Ugwa 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 Ugwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ugwa from other places

Ugwa lies about 11 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Ugwe, about 2.1 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 Ugwa
Nearest railway station Ugwe 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 11 km

Villages closest to Ugwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ugwa village had a population of 5,997. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Ugwa village has 3,063 males and 2,934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ugwa has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Ugwa covers 1691.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ugwa falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ugwa is Ugwe, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance for Ugwa.

Ugwa is about 11 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ugwa is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Ugwe is about 2.1 km away. Akola is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhod (2.4 km), Khakadi (2.7 km) and Naothal (2.9 km).

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

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