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About Dewali Village

Dewali is a small village in Narkhed tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 269 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.08 hectares hectares.

Dewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Narkhed
Area (hectares) 402.08 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 269
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewali compares

By the 2011 count Dewali is the 72nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 910 residents. Its 402.08 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dewali

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

Dewali lies about 31 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Kohli, about 12 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 Dewali
Nearest railway station Kohli 12 km
Nearest town Wānādongri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkhed 31 km
District headquarters Nagpur 31 km

Villages closest to Dewali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewali village had a population of 487. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 910 residents.

Dewali village has 269 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewali has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Dewali covers 402.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dewali falls under Narkhed tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dewali is Kohli, about 12 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 Dewali.

Dewali is about 31 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewali is in Narkhed tehsil of Nagpur district. Kohli is about 12 km away. Wānādongri is about 21 km away. Narkhed is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohara (7.8 km), Umari (9.8 km) and Sawanga (12 km).

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

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