About Virwha Village

Virwha is a mid sized village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 344 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577.25 hectares hectares.

Virwha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virwha village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Sindewahi
Area (hectares)	577.25 hectares
Population	698
Male Population	344
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Virwha compares

By the 2011 count Virwha is the 43rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 577.25 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 979.

Getting to Virwha

Virwha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Virwha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Virwha from other places

Virwha lies about 47 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Rajoli, about 4.2 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 Virwha
Nearest railway station	Rajoli	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sindewahi	8.5 km
Nearest town	Mūl	16 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	47 km

Villages closest to Virwha

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.

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Common questions about Virwha

As per the Census of India 2011, Virwha village had a population of 698. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Virwha village has 344 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virwha has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Virwha covers 577.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Virwha falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Virwha is Rajoli, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Virwha.

Virwha is about 47 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virwha is in Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Rajoli is about 4.2 km away. Sindewahi is about 8.5 km away. Mūl is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.