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About Marwad Village

Marwad is a large village in Amalner tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,538, made up of 1,832 males and 1,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 790.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Amalner
Pincode 425402
Area (hectares) 790.86 hectares
Population 3,538
Male Population 1,832
Female Population 1,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marwad compares

By the 2011 count Marwad is the 9th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents. Its 790.86 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Marwad

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

Marwad lies about 58 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 4.1 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 Marwad
Nearest railway station Bhortex 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amalner 10 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 58 km

Villages closest to Marwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marwad village had a population of 3,538. That makes it the 9th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents.

Marwad village has 1,832 males and 1,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marwad has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Marwad is 425402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marwad covers 790.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marwad falls under Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Marwad is Bhortex, about 4.1 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 Marwad.

Marwad is about 58 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marwad is in Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bhortex is about 4.1 km away. Amalner is about 10 km away. Jalgaon is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govardhan (under 2 km), Borgaon (under 2 km) and Bhortek (3.1 km).

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

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