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About Pirawa Village

Pirawa is a mid sized village in Bhiwapur tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 598 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.29 hectares hectares.

Pirawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirawa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Bhiwapur
Area (hectares) 501.29 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 598
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirawa compares

By the 2011 count Pirawa is the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 501.29 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Pirawa

Pirawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirawa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pirawa from other places

Pirawa lies about 56 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Umred, about 18 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 Pirawa
Nearest railway station Umred 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwapur 24 km
District headquarters Nagpur 56 km

Villages closest to Pirawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirawa village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Pirawa village has 598 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirawa has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Pirawa covers 501.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirawa falls under Bhiwapur tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pirawa is Umred, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pirawa.

Pirawa is about 56 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirawa is in Bhiwapur tehsil of Nagpur district. Umred is about 18 km away. Bhiwapur is about 24 km away. Nagpur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Polgaon (1.9 km), Khandalzari (2.4 km) and Besur (4.0 km).

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

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