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About Redhawa Village

Redhawa is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 755 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.69 hectares hectares.

Redhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Redhawa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 656.69 hectares
Population 1,437
Male Population 755
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Redhawa compares

By the 2011 count Redhawa is the 25th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 656.69 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Redhawa

Redhawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Redhawa 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 Redhawa from other places

Redhawa lies about 20 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 5.6 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 Redhawa
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 5.6 km
Nearest town Umbri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 20 km
District headquarters Akola 20 km

Villages closest to Redhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Redhawa village had a population of 1,437. That makes it the 25th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Redhawa village has 755 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Redhawa has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Redhawa covers 656.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Redhawa falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Redhawa is Barsitakli, about 5.6 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 Redhawa.

Redhawa is about 20 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Redhawa is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 5.6 km away. Umbri is about 19 km away. Barshitakli 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 Khori Kudavantpur (2.3 km), Kajaleshwar (2.3 km) and Tawakalpur (2.4 km).

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

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