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About Jawala Village

Jawala is a mid sized village in Digras tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 584 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 14 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.85 hectares hectares.

Jawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Digras
Area (hectares) 395.85 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 584
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 14
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawala compares

By the 2011 count Jawala is the 62nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents. Its 395.85 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 936.

Getting to Jawala

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

Jawala lies about 48 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 11 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 Jawala
Nearest town Dārwha 11 km
Nearest railway station Bhandegaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Digras 16 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 48 km

Villages closest to Jawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawala village had a population of 592. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents.

Jawala village has 584 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawala has about 14 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Jawala covers 395.85 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.

Jawala falls under Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jawala is Bhandegaon, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Jawala.

Jawala is about 48 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawala is in Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district. Dārwha is about 11 km away. Bhandegaon is about 11 km away. Digras is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Donad (3.2 km), Khekadi (4.7 km) and Morkhed (5.6 km).

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

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