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About Gawana Village

Gawana is a mid sized village in Arni tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 282 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.99 hectares hectares.

Gawana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Arni
Area (hectares) 399.99 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 282
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawana compares

By the 2011 count Gawana is the 79th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 399.99 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gawana

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

Gawana lies about 32 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ladkhed, about 23 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 Gawana
Tehsil headquarters Arni 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Ladkhed 23 km
Nearest town Digras 27 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 32 km

Villages closest to Gawana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawana village had a population of 581. That makes it the 79th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Gawana village has 282 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawana has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Gawana covers 399.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawana falls under Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gawana is Ladkhed, about 23 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 Gawana.

Gawana is about 32 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawana is in Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district. Arni is about 9.2 km away. Ladkhed is about 23 km away. Digras is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakaddara (1.6 km), Kinhi (1.7 km) and Jawala (2.2 km).

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

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