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About Kolwan Village

Kolwan is a mid sized village in Arni tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 502 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.51 hectares hectares.

Kolwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolwan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Arni
Area (hectares) 383.51 hectares
Population 995
Male Population 502
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolwan compares

By the 2011 count Kolwan is the 55th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 383.51 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kolwan

Kolwan 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 Kolwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kolwan from other places

Kolwan lies about 44 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ladkhed, 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 Kolwan
Tehsil headquarters Arni 2.5 km
Nearest town Digras 25 km
Nearest railway station Ladkhed 34 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 44 km

Villages closest to Kolwan

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 Kolwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolwan village had a population of 995. That makes it the 55th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Kolwan village has 502 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolwan has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Kolwan covers 383.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolwan falls under Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolwan is Ladkhed, about 34 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 km distance for Kolwan.

Kolwan is about 44 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolwan is in Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district. Arni is about 2.5 km away. Digras is about 25 km away. Ladkhed is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arni (2.5 km), Deurwadi (2.7 km) and Kurha (4.0 km).

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

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