About Alwan Village

Alwan is a large village in Talode tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,682, made up of 1,351 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.1 hectares hectares.

Alwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alwan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Talode
Area (hectares)	27.1 hectares
Population	2,682
Male Population	1,351
Female Population	1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alwan compares

By the 2011 count Alwan is the 11th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 27.1 hectares work out to about 99 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Alwan

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

Alwan lies about 12 km from Talode, and the nearest railway station is Nandurbar, 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 Alwan
Tehsil headquarters	Talode	12 km
Nearest town	Taloda	12 km
Nearest railway station	Nandurbar	33 km

Villages closest to Alwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alwan village had a population of 2,682. That makes it the 11th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Alwan village has 1,351 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alwan has about 985 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 1026.

Alwan covers 27.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 99 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alwan falls under Talode tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alwan is Nandurbar, 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 Alwan.

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

Alwan is in Talode tehsil of Nandurbar district. Talode is about 12 km away. Taloda is about 12 km away. Nandurbar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.