About Vawad Village

Vawad is a large village in Nandurbar tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,254, made up of 1,165 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1472 hectares hectares.

Vawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vawad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Nandurbar
Area (hectares)	1472 hectares
Population	2,254
Male Population	1,165
Female Population	1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vawad compares

By the 2011 count Vawad is the 36th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,721 residents. Its 1472 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Vawad

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

Vawad lies about 8.1 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Chaupale, about 3.5 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 Vawad
Nearest railway station	Chaupale	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nandurbar	8.1 km

Villages closest to Vawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vawad village had a population of 2,254. That makes it the 36th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,721 residents.

Vawad village has 1,165 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vawad has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Vawad covers 1472 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vawad falls under Nandurbar tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vawad is Chaupale, about 3.5 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 Vawad.

Vawad is about 8.1 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vawad is in Nandurbar tehsil of Nandurbar district. Chaupale is about 3.5 km away. Nandurbar is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.