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About Awali Village

Awali is a small village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 208 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Pincode 441803
Area (hectares) 327.79 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 208
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Awali compares

By the 2011 count Awali is the 70th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 327.79 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 993.

Getting to Awali

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

Awali lies about 60 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi Buzurg, about 7.8 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 Awali
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Chicholi Buzurg 7.8 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 8.8 km
District headquarters Bhandara 60 km

Villages closest to Awali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awali village had a population of 431. That makes it the 70th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Awali village has 208 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awali has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Awali is 441803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awali covers 327.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Awali falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Awali is Chicholi Buzurg, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance for Awali.

Awali is about 60 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awali is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 7.4 km away. Chicholi Buzurg is about 7.8 km away. Desāīganj is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soni (1.7 km), Chapral (2.5 km) and Mendha (3.2 km).

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

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