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About Yelwan Village

Yelwan is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 449 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1932.22 hectares hectares.

Yelwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yelwan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 1932.22 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 449
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Yelwan compares

By the 2011 count Yelwan is the 81st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 1932.22 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Yelwan

Yelwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Yelwan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Yelwan from other places

Yelwan lies about 19 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Borgaon, about 10 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 Yelwan
Nearest railway station Borgaon 10 km
Nearest town Umbri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 19 km

Villages closest to Yelwan

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 Yelwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Yelwan village had a population of 885. That makes it the 81st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Yelwan village has 449 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yelwan has about 971 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.

Yelwan covers 1932.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Yelwan falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Yelwan is Borgaon, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Yelwan.

Yelwan is about 19 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yelwan is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Borgaon is about 10 km away. Umbri is about 16 km away. Akola is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonala (2.0 km), Ukli (2.1 km) and Devali (4.9 km).

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

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