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About Alewada Village

Alewada is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 467 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares.

Alewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alewada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 467
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alewada compares

By the 2011 count Alewada is the 37th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Alewada

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

Alewada lies about 61 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 31 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 Alewada
Tehsil headquarters Deori 14 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 31 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 47 km
District headquarters Gondiya 61 km

Villages closest to Alewada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alewada village had a population of 945. That makes it the 37th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Alewada village has 467 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alewada has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Alewada covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alewada falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alewada is Dewalgaon, about 31 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 Alewada.

Alewada is about 61 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alewada is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Deori is about 14 km away. Dewalgaon is about 31 km away. Dongargarh is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawalewada (under 2 km), Mohgaon (under 2 km) and Pindakepar (2.1 km).

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

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