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About Junwani Village

Junwani is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 318 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Junwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Junwani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 318
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Junwani compares

By the 2011 count Junwani is the 135th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Junwani

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

Junwani lies about 36 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Tisi, about 33 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 Junwani
Nearest town Taloda 18 km
Nearest railway station Tisi 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 35 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 36 km

Villages closest to Junwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Junwani village had a population of 617. That makes it the 135th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Junwani village has 318 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Junwani has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Junwani covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Junwani falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Junwani is Tisi, about 33 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 Junwani.

Junwani is about 36 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Junwani is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 18 km away. Tisi is about 33 km away. Akkalkuwa is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mokas (8.2 km), Odhi (13 km) and Lalpur (18 km).

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

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