About Nelwad Village

Nelwad is a large village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,314, made up of 1,689 males and 1,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1372.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelwad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Nilanga
Pincode	413607
Area (hectares)	1372.47 hectares
Population	3,314
Male Population	1,689
Female Population	1,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelwad compares

By the 2011 count Nelwad is the 21st largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 1372.47 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Nelwad

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

Nelwad lies about 60 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Humanabad, about 37 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 Nelwad
Nearest town	Basavakalyan	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nilanga	24 km
Nearest railway station	Humanabad	37 km
District headquarters	Latur	60 km

Villages closest to Nelwad

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.

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Common questions about Nelwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelwad village had a population of 3,314. That makes it the 21st largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Nelwad village has 1,689 males and 1,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelwad has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Nelwad is 413607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelwad covers 1372.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nelwad falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nelwad is Humanabad, about 37 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 Nelwad.

Nelwad is about 60 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nelwad is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Basavakalyan is about 15 km away. Nilanga is about 24 km away. Humanabad is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.