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About Kadwan Village

Kadwan is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 656 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417 hectares hectares.

Kadwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadwan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 417 hectares
Population 1,300
Male Population 656
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kadwan compares

By the 2011 count Kadwan is the 74th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 417 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Kadwan

Kadwan 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 Kadwan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kadwan from other places

Kadwan lies about 31 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khatgaon, about 2.2 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 Kadwan
Nearest railway station Khatgaon 2.2 km
Nearest town Navāpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 31 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 31 km

Villages closest to Kadwan

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 Kadwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadwan village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 74th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Kadwan village has 656 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadwan has about 982 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.

Kadwan covers 417 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadwan falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kadwan is Khatgaon, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kadwan 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.

Kadwan is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khatgaon is about 2.2 km away. Navāpur is about 20 km away. Nawapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarapur (1.8 km), Khatgaon (2.6 km) and Bhardu (2.9 km).

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

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