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About Anandwadi Village

Anandwadi is a small village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 183 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Anandwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anandwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 183
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anandwadi compares

By the 2011 count Anandwadi is the 135th 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 231 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Anandwadi

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

Anandwadi lies about 32 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatangali, about 34 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 Anandwadi
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 6.2 km
District headquarters Latur 32 km
Nearest railway station Bhatangali 34 km

Villages closest to Anandwadi

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 Anandwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Anandwadi village had a population of 363. That makes it the 135th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Anandwadi village has 183 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anandwadi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Anandwadi covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anandwadi falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Anandwadi is Bhatangali, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Anandwadi.

Anandwadi is about 32 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anandwadi is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 6.2 km away. Latur is about 32 km away. Bhatangali is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jau (1.8 km), Shindi Jawalga (4.2 km) and Nanand (4.3 km).

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

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