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About Achwala Village

Achwala is a mid sized village in Deoni tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 695 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602 hectares hectares.

Achwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achwala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Deoni
Area (hectares) 602 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 695
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achwala compares

By the 2011 count Achwala is the 31st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,841 residents. Its 602 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 950.

Getting to Achwala

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

Achwala lies about 48 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalnagar, 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 Achwala
Tehsil headquarters Deoni 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kamalnagar 19 km
Nearest town Udgīr 21 km
District headquarters Latur 48 km

Villages closest to Achwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achwala village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 31st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,841 residents.

Achwala village has 695 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achwala has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Achwala covers 602 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achwala falls under Deoni tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Achwala is Kamalnagar, 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 10+ km distance for Achwala.

Achwala is about 48 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achwala is in Deoni tehsil of Latur district. Deoni is about 9.3 km away. Kamalnagar is about 19 km away. Udgīr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dawan Hipparga (3.1 km), Darewadi (3.1 km) and Walandi (3.6 km).

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

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