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About Dewada Village

Dewada is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 151 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.92 hectares hectares.

Dewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 275.92 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 151
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewada compares

By the 2011 count Dewada is the 83rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 275.92 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dewada

Dewada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dewada as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dewada from other places

Dewada lies about 22 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Choti Padoli, about 19 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 Dewada
Nearest railway station Choti Padoli 19 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 22 km
Nearest town Chānda 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 27 km

Villages closest to Dewada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewada village had a population of 302. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Dewada village has 151 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewada has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Dewada covers 275.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewada falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dewada is Choti Padoli, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Dewada.

Dewada is about 22 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewada is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Choti Padoli is about 19 km away. Chandrapur is about 22 km away. Chānda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambezari (5.9 km), Pardi Ambhora (6.4 km) and Bhamdeli (8.0 km).

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

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