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About Kolwad Village

Kolwad is a large village in Yawal tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,211, made up of 1,637 males and 1,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 881.68 hectares hectares.

Kolwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Yawal
Area (hectares) 881.68 hectares
Population 3,211
Male Population 1,637
Female Population 1,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolwad compares

By the 2011 count Kolwad is the 22nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,348 residents. Its 881.68 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kolwad

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

Kolwad lies about 27 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhusaval Junction, about 19 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 Kolwad
Tehsil headquarters Yawal 4.5 km
Nearest town Yāval 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhusaval Junction 19 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 27 km

Villages closest to Kolwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolwad village had a population of 3,211. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,348 residents.

Kolwad village has 1,637 males and 1,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolwad has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Kolwad covers 881.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolwad falls under Yawal tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolwad is Bhusaval Junction, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Kolwad.

Kolwad is about 27 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolwad is in Yawal tehsil of Jalgaon district. Yawal is about 4.5 km away. Yāval is about 4.5 km away. Bhusaval Junction is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsade Bk (2.0 km), Vadri Kh (2.7 km) and Chitode (3.4 km).

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

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