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About Jawala Village

Jawala is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 611 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.02 hectares hectares.

Jawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 544.02 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 611
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawala compares

By the 2011 count Jawala is the 66th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 544.02 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 932.

Getting to Jawala

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

Jawala lies about 67 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 44 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 Jawala
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 12 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 44 km
District headquarters Buldana 67 km

Villages closest to Jawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawala village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 66th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Jawala village has 611 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawala has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Jawala covers 544.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jawala falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jawala is Jaulka, about 44 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 Jawala.

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

Jawala is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 12 km away. Jaulka is about 44 km away. Buldana is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwara Sable (under 2 km), Ratnapur (2.7 km) and Aregaon (3.4 km).

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

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