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About Kokniwada Village

Kokniwada is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 267 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Kokniwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokniwada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 267
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokniwada compares

By the 2011 count Kokniwada is the 143rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kokniwada

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

Kokniwada lies about 12 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 4.4 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 Kokniwada
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 12 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 12 km

Villages closest to Kokniwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokniwada village had a population of 525. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Kokniwada village has 267 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokniwada has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Kokniwada covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kokniwada falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kokniwada is Dhekvad, about 4.4 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 Kokniwada.

Kokniwada is about 12 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokniwada is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Dhekvad is about 4.4 km away. Nawapur is about 12 km away. Nandurbar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimboni (under 2 km), Kothada (3.6 km) and Umaran (5.6 km).

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

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