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About Lawada Village

Lawada is a small village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 132 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Lawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 132
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Lawada compares

By the 2011 count Lawada is the 137th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Lawada

Lawada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lawada 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 Lawada from other places

Lawada lies about 67 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Nowbagh, about 23 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 Lawada
Tehsil headquarters Chikhaldara 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Nowbagh 23 km
Nearest town Achalpur 24 km
District headquarters Amravati 67 km

Villages closest to Lawada

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 Lawada

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawada village had a population of 273. That makes it the 137th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Lawada village has 132 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawada has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Lawada covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lawada falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lawada is Nowbagh, about 23 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 Lawada.

Lawada is about 67 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawada is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 2.0 km away. Nowbagh is about 23 km away. Achalpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aladoh (under 2 km), Shahapur (1.6 km) and Khatkali (3.1 km).

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

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