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About Raiwadi Village

Raiwadi is a mid sized village in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,592, made up of 813 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818.98 hectares hectares.

Raiwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Chakur
Area (hectares) 818.98 hectares
Population 1,592
Male Population 813
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raiwadi compares

By the 2011 count Raiwadi is the 35th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 818.98 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Raiwadi

Raiwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raiwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raiwadi from other places

Raiwadi lies about 28 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Janwal, about 4.7 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 Raiwadi
Nearest railway station Janwal 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakur 18 km
Nearest town Ahmadpur 25 km
District headquarters Latur 28 km

Villages closest to Raiwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiwadi village had a population of 1,592. That makes it the 35th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Raiwadi village has 813 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiwadi has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Raiwadi covers 818.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raiwadi falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raiwadi is Janwal, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance for Raiwadi.

Raiwadi is about 28 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raiwadi is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Janwal is about 4.7 km away. Chakur is about 18 km away. Ahmadpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajewadi (under 2 km), Kendrewadi (1.7 km) and Mahalungi (3.1 km).

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

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