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About Welwa Village

Welwa is a small village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 259 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 757 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441910, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Welwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Welwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441910
Area (hectares) 220.69 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 259
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 757
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 Welwa compares

By the 2011 count Welwa is the 79th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 220.69 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Welwa

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

Welwa lies about 46 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 5.8 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 Welwa
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 4.8 km
Nearest town Pawni 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 5.8 km
District headquarters Bhandara 46 km

Villages closest to Welwa

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.

Common questions about Welwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Welwa village had a population of 455. That makes it the 79th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Welwa village has 259 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Welwa has about 757 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Welwa is 441910. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Welwa covers 220.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Welwa falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Welwa is Bhuyar, about 5.8 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 Welwa.

Welwa is about 46 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Welwa is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 4.8 km away. Pawni is about 4.8 km away. Bhuyar is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singori (under 2 km), Kachekhani (under 2 km) and Rohana (1.7 km).

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

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