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About Bhawai Village

Bhawai is a small village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 151 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444813, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Pincode 444813
Area (hectares) 773 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 151
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawai compares

By the 2011 count Bhawai is the 130th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 773 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 975.

Getting to Bhawai

Bhawai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhawai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhawai from other places

Bhawai lies about 73 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 28 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 Bhawai
Tehsil headquarters Chikhaldara 12 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 28 km
District headquarters Amravati 73 km

Villages closest to Bhawai

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 Bhawai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawai village had a population of 312. That makes it the 130th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Bhawai village has 151 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawai has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bhawai is 444813. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawai covers 773 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhawai falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhawai is Achalpur, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhawai.

Bhawai is about 73 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawai is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 12 km away. Achalpur is about 28 km away. Amravati is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jawaharkund (2.9 km), Makhala (3.8 km) and Simori (4.3 km).

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

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