About Kuwa Village

Kuwa is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 722 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.5 hectares hectares.

Kuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuwa village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares)	602.5 hectares
Population	1,436
Male Population	722
Female Population	714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuwa compares

By the 2011 count Kuwa is the 52nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 602.5 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kuwa

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

Kuwa lies about 31 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 27 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 Kuwa
Tehsil headquarters	Akkalkuwa	under 2 km
Nearest town	Taloda	20 km
Nearest railway station	Dhekvad	27 km
District headquarters	Nandurbar	31 km

Villages closest to Kuwa

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.

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Common questions about Kuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuwa village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Kuwa village has 722 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuwa has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Kuwa covers 602.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuwa falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kuwa is Dhekvad, about 27 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 Kuwa.

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

Kuwa is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about under 2 km away. Taloda is about 20 km away. Dhekvad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.