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About Jawalga Village

Jawalga is a small village in Ahmadpur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 182 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares.

Jawalga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawalga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Ahmadpur
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 182
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawalga compares

By the 2011 count Jawalga is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Jawalga

Jawalga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jawalga as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jawalga from other places

Jawalga lies about 52 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Chakur, about 22 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 Jawalga
Tehsil headquarters Ahmadpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Chakur 22 km
District headquarters Latur 52 km

Villages closest to Jawalga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawalga village had a population of 351. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Jawalga village has 182 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawalga has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Jawalga covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jawalga falls under Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jawalga is Chakur, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jawalga.

Jawalga is about 52 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawalga is in Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district. Ahmadpur is about 5.2 km away. Chakur is about 22 km away. Latur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokanga (under 2 km), Thorliwadi (under 2 km) and Malegaon Kh (1.5 km).

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

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