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About Adhav Village

Adhav is a mid sized village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 298 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.3 hectares hectares.

Adhav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhav village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Area (hectares) 213.3 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 298
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhav compares

By the 2011 count Adhav is the 70th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 213.3 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Adhav

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

Adhav lies about 88 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Hiwarkhed, about 35 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 Adhav
Tehsil headquarters Chikhaldara 23 km
Nearest railway station Hiwarkhed 35 km
Nearest town Anjangaon 37 km
District headquarters Amravati 88 km

Villages closest to Adhav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhav village had a population of 592. That makes it the 70th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Adhav village has 298 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhav has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Adhav covers 213.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adhav falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Adhav is Hiwarkhed, about 35 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 Adhav.

Adhav is about 88 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhav is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 23 km away. Hiwarkhed is about 35 km away. Anjangaon is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raksha (3.5 km), Dhakna (4.5 km) and Patkahu (6.1 km).

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

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