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About Kolwai Village

Kolwai is a mid sized village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 329 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolwai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Darwha
Pincode 445202
Area (hectares) 540 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 329
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolwai compares

By the 2011 count Kolwai is the 94th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kolwai

Kolwai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolwai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kolwai from other places

Kolwai lies about 45 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 4.6 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 Kolwai
Nearest railway station Bhandegaon 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Darwha 11 km
Nearest town Dārwha 11 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 45 km

Villages closest to Kolwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolwai village had a population of 619. That makes it the 94th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Kolwai village has 329 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolwai has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kolwai is 445202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolwai covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolwai falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolwai is Bhandegaon, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolwai.

Kolwai is about 45 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolwai is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Bhandegaon is about 4.6 km away. Darwha is about 11 km away. Dārwha is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manki (1.8 km), Borgaon (1.8 km) and Chikhali (2.1 km).

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

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