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About Aswala Village

Aswala is a large village in Dharur tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,399, made up of 1,247 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 925.88 hectares hectares.

Aswala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aswala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Dharur
Area (hectares) 925.88 hectares
Population 2,399
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aswala compares

By the 2011 count Aswala is the 10th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents. Its 925.88 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Aswala

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

Aswala lies about 47 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 37 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 Aswala
Tehsil headquarters Dharur 6.6 km
Nearest town Dhārūr 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 37 km
District headquarters Bid 47 km

Villages closest to Aswala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aswala village had a population of 2,399. That makes it the 10th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents.

Aswala village has 1,247 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aswala has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Aswala covers 925.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aswala falls under Dharur tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Aswala is Parli-Vaijnath, about 37 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 Aswala.

Aswala is about 47 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aswala is in Dharur tehsil of Bid district. Dharur is about 6.6 km away. Dhārūr is about 6.6 km away. Parli-Vaijnath is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanabad (under 2 km), Anjandhav (2.7 km) and Awargaon (2.7 km).

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

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