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About Kalwad Village

Kalwad is a mid sized village in Shegaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 280 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.6 hectares hectares.

Kalwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Shegaon
Area (hectares) 351.6 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 280
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Kalwad compares

By the 2011 count Kalwad is the 55th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents. Its 351.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kalwad

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

Kalwad lies about 58 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalamb Junction, about 12 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 Kalwad
Nearest railway station Jalamb Junction 12 km
Nearest town Nāndūra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shegaon 21 km
District headquarters Buldana 58 km

Villages closest to Kalwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalwad village had a population of 546. That makes it the 55th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents.

Kalwad village has 280 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwad has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Kalwad covers 351.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalwad falls under Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalwad is Jalamb Junction, about 12 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 Kalwad.

Kalwad is about 58 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalwad is in Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district. Jalamb Junction is about 12 km away. Nāndūra is about 13 km away. Shegaon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathora (under 2 km), Dolarkhed (3.1 km) and Dongarkhed (3.1 km).

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

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