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About Kawalgaon Village

Kawalgaon is one of the larger villages in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,273, made up of 2,738 males and 2,535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Pincode 431511
Area (hectares) 1187 hectares
Population 5,273
Male Population 2,738
Female Population 2,535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kawalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kawalgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 1187 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kawalgaon

Kawalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kawalgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kawalgaon from other places

Kawalgaon lies about 42 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Chudawa, about 6.8 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 Kawalgaon
Nearest railway station Chudawa 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Purna 14 km
Nearest town Pūrna 14 km
District headquarters Parbhani 42 km

Villages closest to Kawalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawalgaon village had a population of 5,273. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Kawalgaon village has 2,738 males and 2,535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawalgaon has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kawalgaon is 431511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawalgaon covers 1187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kawalgaon falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kawalgaon is Chudawa, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kawalgaon.

Kawalgaon is about 42 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawalgaon is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Chudawa is about 6.8 km away. Purna is about 14 km away. Pūrna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changephal (2.2 km), Runj Tarf Parbhani (2.8 km) and Satephal Tarf Kaulgaon (2.8 km).

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

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