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About Jawala Village

Jawala is a mid sized village in Chandur Railway tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 521 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.83 hectares hectares.

Jawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chandur Railway
Area (hectares) 500.83 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 521
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawala compares

By the 2011 count Jawala is the 28th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 500.83 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jawala

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

How far is Jawala from other places

Jawala lies about 37 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Chandur, about 15 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 Jawala
Nearest railway station Chandur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandur Railway 16 km
Nearest town Dattāpur 22 km
District headquarters Amravati 37 km

Villages closest to Jawala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandur Railway 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 Jawala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawala village had a population of 966. That makes it the 28th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Jawala village has 521 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawala has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Jawala covers 500.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jawala falls under Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jawala is Chandur, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Jawala.

Jawala is about 37 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawala is in Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district. Chandur is about 15 km away. Chandur Railway is about 16 km away. Dattāpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhotra (under 2 km), Nimbha (2.4 km) and Bori (2.6 km).

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

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