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About Kalwar Village

Kalwar is a large village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,978, made up of 1,560 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.3 hectares hectares.

Kalwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 201.3 hectares
Population 2,978
Male Population 1,560
Female Population 1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalwar compares

By the 2011 count Kalwar is the 17th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 201.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kalwar

Kalwar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kalwar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalwar from other places

Kalwar lies about 3.9 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kalva, about under 2 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 Kalwar
Nearest railway station Kalva under 2 km
District headquarters Thane 3.9 km
Nearest town Thāne 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 13 km

Villages closest to Kalwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalwar village had a population of 2,978. That makes it the 17th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Kalwar village has 1,560 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Kalwar covers 201.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalwar falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalwar is Kalva, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kalwar is about 3.9 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalwar is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Kalva is about under 2 km away. Thane is about 3.9 km away. Thāne is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighashi (1.7 km), Nandithane (3.2 km) and Dive (3.7 km).

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

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