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About Mahadwadi Village

Mahadwadi is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 442 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahadwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahadwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Pincode 442904
Area (hectares) 329.69 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 442
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahadwadi compares

By the 2011 count Mahadwadi is the 59th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 329.69 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mahadwadi

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

Mahadwadi lies about 55 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Sindewahi, about 22 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 Mahadwadi
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 15 km
Nearest railway station Sindewahi 22 km
Nearest town Mūl 43 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 55 km

Villages closest to Mahadwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahadwadi village had a population of 834. That makes it the 59th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Mahadwadi village has 442 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahadwadi has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Mahadwadi is 442904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahadwadi covers 329.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahadwadi falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahadwadi is Sindewahi, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Mahadwadi.

Mahadwadi is about 55 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahadwadi is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 15 km away. Sindewahi is about 22 km away. Mūl is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewada (under 2 km), Gondeda (2.0 km) and Harni (2.1 km).

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

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