About Bhawad Village

Bhawad is a large village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,099 males and 1,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Pauni
Pincode	441908
Area (hectares)	650.12 hectares
Population	2,199
Male Population	1,099
Female Population	1,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawad compares

By the 2011 count Bhawad is the 11th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 650.12 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Bhawad

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

Bhawad lies about 34 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 24 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 Bhawad
Tehsil headquarters	Pauni	13 km
Nearest town	Pawni	13 km
Nearest railway station	Bhuyar	24 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	34 km

Villages closest to Bhawad

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

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Common questions about Bhawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawad village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 11th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Bhawad village has 1,099 males and 1,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawad has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Bhawad is 441908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawad covers 650.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawad falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhawad is Bhuyar, about 24 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 Bhawad.

Bhawad is about 34 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawad is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 13 km away. Pawni is about 13 km away. Bhuyar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.