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About Kawadas Village

Kawadas is a mid sized village in Vikramgad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 320 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.53 hectares hectares.

Kawadas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawadas village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vikramgad
Area (hectares) 225.53 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 320
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kawadas compares

By the 2011 count Kawadas is the 76th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 225.53 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1011.

Getting to Kawadas

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

Kawadas lies about 54 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Thansit, about 24 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 Kawadas
Tehsil headquarters Vikramgad 17 km
Nearest railway station Thansit 24 km
Nearest town Vasind 30 km
District headquarters Thane 54 km

Villages closest to Kawadas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawadas village had a population of 644. That makes it the 76th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Kawadas village has 320 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawadas has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Kawadas covers 225.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kawadas falls under Vikramgad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kawadas is Thansit, about 24 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 Kawadas.

Kawadas is about 54 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawadas is in Vikramgad tehsil of Thane district. Vikramgad is about 17 km away. Thansit is about 24 km away. Vasind is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadapoli (under 2 km), Utavali (8.1 km) and Sajan (12 km).

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

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