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About Kharwad Village

Kharwad is a mid sized village in Warora tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,618, made up of 821 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1069.19 hectares hectares.

Kharwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Warora
Area (hectares) 1069.19 hectares
Population 1,618
Male Population 821
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharwad compares

By the 2011 count Kharwad is the 16th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 1069.19 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kharwad

Kharwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharwad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharwad from other places

Kharwad lies about 60 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Chikni Road, about 7.1 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 Kharwad
Nearest railway station Chikni Road 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Warora 17 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 60 km

Villages closest to Kharwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharwad village had a population of 1,618. That makes it the 16th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Kharwad village has 821 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwad has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Kharwad covers 1069.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharwad falls under Warora tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kharwad is Chikni Road, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance for Kharwad.

Kharwad is about 60 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharwad is in Warora tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chikni Road is about 7.1 km away. Warora is about 17 km away. Chandrapur is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadoli (2.9 km), Girsawali (3.0 km) and Khartangadi (3.1 km).

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

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