About Chorwad Village

Chorwad is a mid sized village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,919, made up of 993 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431720, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorwad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Tehsil	Palam
Pincode	431720
Area (hectares)	762 hectares
Population	1,919
Male Population	993
Female Population	926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chorwad compares

By the 2011 count Chorwad is the 17th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 762 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chorwad

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

Chorwad lies about 44 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, 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 Chorwad
Tehsil headquarters	Palam	13 km
Nearest railway station	Gangakher	19 km
Nearest town	Gangākher	19 km
District headquarters	Parbhani	44 km

Villages closest to Chorwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorwad village had a population of 1,919. That makes it the 17th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Chorwad village has 993 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorwad has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Chorwad is 431720. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorwad covers 762 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chorwad falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chorwad is Gangakher, 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 10+ km distance for Chorwad.

Chorwad is about 44 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorwad is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Palam is about 13 km away. Gangakher is about 19 km away. Gangākher is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.