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About Delanwadi Village

Delanwadi is a large village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,691, made up of 1,368 males and 1,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.87 hectares hectares.

Delanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Delanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sindewahi
Area (hectares) 496.87 hectares
Population 2,691
Male Population 1,368
Female Population 1,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Delanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Delanwadi is the 9th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 496.87 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Delanwadi

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

Delanwadi lies about 57 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Sindewahi, about 8.1 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 Delanwadi
Nearest railway station Sindewahi 8.1 km
Nearest town Mūl 32 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 57 km

Villages closest to Delanwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Delanwadi village had a population of 2,691. That makes it the 9th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Delanwadi village has 1,368 males and 1,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Delanwadi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Delanwadi covers 496.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Delanwadi falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Delanwadi is Sindewahi, about 8.1 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 Delanwadi.

Delanwadi is about 57 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Delanwadi is in Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Sindewahi is about 8.1 km away. Mūl is about 32 km away. Chandrapur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhal Minghari (under 2 km), Antargaon (2.2 km) and Tekari Alias Antargaon (2.2 km).

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

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