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About Bhalawal Village

Bhalawal is a mid sized village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 320 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.61 hectares hectares.

Bhalawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalawal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Area (hectares) 419.61 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 320
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalawal compares

By the 2011 count Bhalawal is the 59th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 419.61 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Bhalawal

Bhalawal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalawal 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. The nearest villages by name are Aros, Asniye, Bada and Banda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhalawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalawal village had a population of 663. That makes it the 59th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Bhalawal village has 320 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalawal has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

Bhalawal covers 419.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalawal falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bhalawal notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhalawal.

Bhalawal is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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