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About Dewarda Village

Dewarda is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 371 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764.29 hectares hectares.

Dewarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewarda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 764.29 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 371
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dewarda compares

By the 2011 count Dewarda is the 74th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 764.29 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 958.

Getting to Dewarda

Dewarda 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 Dewarda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewarda from other places

Dewarda lies about 26 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 8.2 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 Dewarda
Nearest railway station Gandhi Smrak Road 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Akot 18 km
District headquarters Akola 26 km

Villages closest to Dewarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewarda village had a population of 739. That makes it the 74th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Dewarda village has 371 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewarda has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Dewarda covers 764.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewarda falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dewarda is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dewarda.

Dewarda is about 26 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewarda is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 8.2 km away. Akot is about 18 km away. Akola is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nijampur (under 2 km), Takli Kh (under 2 km) and Palsod (1.8 km).

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

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