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About Kenwad Village

Kenwad is a large village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,914, made up of 2,522 males and 2,392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1845 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Pincode 444503
Area (hectares) 1845 hectares
Population 4,914
Male Population 2,522
Female Population 2,392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenwad compares

By the 2011 count Kenwad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1845 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kenwad

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

Kenwad lies about 35 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 30 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 Kenwad
Tehsil headquarters Risod 25 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 30 km
District headquarters Washim 35 km

Villages closest to Kenwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenwad village had a population of 4,914. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kenwad village has 2,522 males and 2,392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenwad has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kenwad is 444503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenwad covers 1845 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenwad falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kenwad is Jaulka, about 30 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 Kenwad.

Kenwad is about 35 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenwad is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 25 km away. Jaulka is about 30 km away. Washim is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalamgavhan (3.6 km), Jogeshwari (3.7 km) and Kuksa (3.9 km).

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

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