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About Kawalewada Village

Kawalewada is a mid sized village in Sadak Arjuni tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 314 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2637.21 hectares hectares.

Kawalewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawalewada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Sadak Arjuni
Area (hectares) 2637.21 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 314
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kawalewada compares

By the 2011 count Kawalewada is the 67th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents. Its 2637.21 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kawalewada

Kawalewada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kawalewada as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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 Sadak Arjuni 8.2 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 Sadak Arjuni 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 605. That makes it the 67th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents.

Kawalewada village has 314 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawalewada has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Kawalewada covers 2637.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kawalewada falls under Sadak Arjuni 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district. Hirdamali is about 7.3 km away. Sadak Arjuni is about 8.2 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 Dawwa (2.4 km), Chichtola (3.6 km) and Pindakepar Rithi (5.0 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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