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About Walwad Village

Walwad is a large village in Bhum tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,658, made up of 1,893 males and 1,765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2592 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Walwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Bhum
Pincode 413504
Area (hectares) 2592 hectares
Population 3,658
Male Population 1,893
Female Population 1,765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Walwad compares

By the 2011 count Walwad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 2592 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Walwad

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

Walwad lies about 63 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Barsi Town, about 32 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 Walwad
Tehsil headquarters Bhum 14 km
Nearest town Barshi 31 km
Nearest railway station Barsi Town 32 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 63 km

Villages closest to Walwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Walwad village had a population of 3,658. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Walwad village has 1,893 males and 1,765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walwad has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Walwad is 413504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Walwad covers 2592 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Walwad falls under Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walwad is Barsi Town, about 32 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 Walwad.

Walwad is about 63 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walwad is in Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district. Bhum is about 14 km away. Barshi is about 31 km away. Barsi Town is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Walha (2.9 km), Ganegaon (3.2 km) and Patsangvi (3.7 km).

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

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