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About Jawalgaon Village

Jawalgaon is a large village in Himayatnagar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,775, made up of 1,373 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1421.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jawalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Himayatnagar
Pincode 431802
Area (hectares) 1421.39 hectares
Population 2,775
Male Population 1,373
Female Population 1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jawalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jawalgaon is the 7th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents. Its 1421.39 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jawalgaon

Jawalgaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jawalgaon 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jawalgaon from other places

Jawalgaon lies about 18 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Chudawa, about 6.8 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 Jawalgaon
Nearest railway station Chudawa 6.8 km
Nearest town Pūrna 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Himayatnagar 18 km
District headquarters Nanded 18 km

Villages closest to Jawalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawalgaon village had a population of 2,775. That makes it the 7th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents.

Jawalgaon village has 1,373 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawalgaon has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Jawalgaon is 431802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jawalgaon covers 1421.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jawalgaon falls under Himayatnagar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jawalgaon is Chudawa, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jawalgaon.

Jawalgaon is about 18 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawalgaon is in Himayatnagar tehsil of Nanded district. Chudawa is about 6.8 km away. Pūrna is about 14 km away. Himayatnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wai (10.0 km), Wai Tanda (10 km) and Dhanara (10 km).

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

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