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About Jotwadi Village

Jotwadi is a mid sized village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 272 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.93 hectares hectares.

Jotwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jotwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Area (hectares) 60.93 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 272
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jotwadi compares

By the 2011 count Jotwadi is the 125th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 60.93 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Jotwadi

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

Jotwadi lies about 24 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatangali, 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 Jotwadi
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 16 km
Nearest railway station Bhatangali 22 km
District headquarters Latur 24 km

Villages closest to Jotwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jotwadi village had a population of 509. That makes it the 125th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Jotwadi village has 272 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jotwadi has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Jotwadi covers 60.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jotwadi falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jotwadi is Bhatangali, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jotwadi.

Jotwadi is about 24 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jotwadi is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 16 km away. Bhatangali is about 22 km away. Latur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugaon (under 2 km), Ambewadi Masalga (2.1 km) and Masalga (2.1 km).

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

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