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About Dawandi Village

Dawandi is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 195 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares.

Dawandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawandi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 195
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawandi compares

By the 2011 count Dawandi is the 30th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1056.

Getting to Dawandi

Dawandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dawandi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dawandi from other places

Dawandi lies about 74 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Barabhati, about 49 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 Dawandi
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Barabhati 49 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 54 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 74 km

Villages closest to Dawandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawandi village had a population of 425. That makes it the 30th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Dawandi village has 195 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawandi has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Dawandi covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dawandi falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dawandi is Barabhati, about 49 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dawandi.

Dawandi is about 74 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawandi is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 4.7 km away. Barabhati is about 49 km away. Desāīganj is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tutekanhar (under 2 km), Paurzora (under 2 km) and Piparzora (under 2 km).

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

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