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About Kawatha Village

Kawatha is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 613 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875 hectares hectares.

Kawatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawatha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 875 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 613
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kawatha compares

By the 2011 count Kawatha is the 36th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 875 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Kawatha

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

How far is Kawatha from other places

Kawatha lies about 28 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Shri Kshetra Nagjhari, about 9.2 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 Kawatha
Nearest railway station Shri Kshetra Nagjhari 9.2 km
Nearest town Shegaon 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 20 km
District headquarters Akola 28 km

Villages closest to Kawatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawatha village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 36th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Kawatha village has 613 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawatha has about 953 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.

Kawatha covers 875 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kawatha falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kawatha is Shri Kshetra Nagjhari, about 9.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kawatha.

Kawatha is about 28 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawatha is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Shri Kshetra Nagjhari is about 9.2 km away. Shegaon is about 9.5 km away. Balapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadura (under 2 km), Lohara (2.4 km) and Nimba (4.3 km).

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

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