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About Kawalewada Village

Kawalewada is a large village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,297, made up of 1,158 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.04 hectares hectares.

Kawalewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawalewada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 419.04 hectares
Population 2,297
Male Population 1,158
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kawalewada compares

By the 2011 count Kawalewada is the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 419.04 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kawalewada

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

Kawalewada lies about 8.2 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 7.3 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 Kawalewada
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 7.6 km
District headquarters Gondiya 8.2 km
Nearest town Gondiā 8.2 km

Villages closest to Kawalewada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawalewada village had a population of 2,297. That makes it the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Kawalewada village has 1,158 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawalewada has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Kawalewada covers 419.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kawalewada falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kawalewada is Hirdamali, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kawalewada.

Kawalewada is about 8.2 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawalewada is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Hirdamali is about 7.3 km away. Goregaon is about 7.6 km away. Gondiya is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Isatola (under 2 km), Dongarutola (1.5 km) and Satwa (1.6 km).

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

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