About Walwande Village

Walwande is a large village in Jawhar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,011, made up of 989 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 788.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Walwande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walwande village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Jawhar
Pincode	401603
Area (hectares)	788.97 hectares
Population	2,011
Male Population	989
Female Population	1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Walwande compares

By the 2011 count Walwande is the 14th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 788.97 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Walwande

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

Walwande lies about 76 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Umbermali, about 34 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 Walwande
Tehsil headquarters	Jawhar	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Umbermali	34 km
Nearest town	Igatpuri	42 km
District headquarters	Thane	76 km

Villages closest to Walwande

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Walwande village had a population of 2,011. That makes it the 14th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Walwande village has 989 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walwande has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Walwande is 401603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Walwande covers 788.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Walwande falls under Jawhar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walwande is Umbermali, about 34 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 Walwande.

Walwande is about 76 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walwande is in Jawhar tehsil of Thane district. Jawhar is about 8.0 km away. Umbermali is about 34 km away. Igatpuri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.