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About Dewada Village

Dewada is a mid sized village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 340 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765.16 hectares hectares.

Dewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 765.16 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 340
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewada compares

By the 2011 count Dewada is the 44th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 765.16 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dewada

Dewada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dewada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 22 km
Nearest town Chānda 22 km

Villages closest to Dewada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandrapur 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 654. That makes it the 44th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Dewada village has 340 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewada 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 933.

Dewada covers 765.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewada falls under Chandrapur 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Chandrapur 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 Adegaon (3.5 km), Agarzari (5.1 km) and Moharli (6.7 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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