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About Gawalewadi Village

Gawalewadi is a small village in Tuljapur tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 218 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares.

Gawalewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawalewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Tuljapur
Area (hectares) 502 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 218
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawalewadi compares

By the 2011 count Gawalewadi is the 113th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Gawalewadi

Gawalewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gawalewadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gawalewadi from other places

Gawalewadi lies about 38 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Pakni, about 19 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 Gawalewadi
Nearest railway station Pakni 19 km
Nearest town Sholapur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Tuljapur 27 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 38 km

Villages closest to Gawalewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawalewadi village had a population of 429. That makes it the 113th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents.

Gawalewadi village has 218 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawalewadi has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Gawalewadi covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawalewadi falls under Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gawalewadi is Pakni, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Gawalewadi.

Gawalewadi is about 38 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawalewadi is in Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district. Pakni is about 19 km away. Sholapur is about 25 km away. Tuljapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kemwadi (3.0 km), Wanewadi (6.3 km) and Wadgaon Kati (6.9 km).

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

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