About Hanwadi Village

Hanwadi is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 295 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.36 hectares hectares.

Hanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Akot
Area (hectares)	484.36 hectares
Population	602
Male Population	295
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Hanwadi is the 82nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 484.36 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Hanwadi

Hanwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hanwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hanwadi from other places

Hanwadi lies about 25 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 9.5 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 Hanwadi
Nearest railway station	Gandhi Smrak Road	9.5 km
Nearest town	Telhāra	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akot	22 km
District headquarters	Akola	25 km

Villages closest to Hanwadi

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.

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Common questions about Hanwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanwadi village had a population of 602. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Hanwadi village has 295 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanwadi has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Hanwadi covers 484.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hanwadi falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hanwadi is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hanwadi.

Hanwadi is about 25 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanwadi is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 9.5 km away. Telhāra is about 16 km away. Akot is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.