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- LGD code
- 546327
- Pincode
- 431512
- Post office
- Basmathnagar
- Population
- 1,142
- Households
- 208
- Literacy rate
- 62.1%
- Sex ratio
- 907 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 638
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 441 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 296 km
- Nearest railway station
- Hingoli Deccan · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Firdose Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jawala Bk. compares
By population, Jawala Bk. ranks #76 of 151 villages in Vasmath mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.1%
−3.2% vs mandal average
- Jawala Bk.
- 62.1%
- Vasmath mandal
- 65.3%
- Hingoli district
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
907
−41 vs mandal average
- Jawala Bk.
- 907
- Vasmath mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Jawala Bk.
- 5.5
- Vasmath mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jawala Bk. at a glance
Jawala Bk. is a village of 1,142 people in 208 households (Census 2011) in Vasmath taluka, Hingoli district, Maharashtra, the 76th-largest of 151 villages in Vasmath taluka. Literacy is 62%, 3 points below the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 907 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Hingoli district centre, 34 km from Kurunda, the nearest town, 14 km from Hingoli Deccan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431512, served by Basmathnagar post office; the LGD village code is 546327. The nearest hospital or health centre is Firdose Hospital, 12 km away. The village votes in Basmath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandrakant Alias Rajubhaiya Ramakant Navghare. The population is estimated at 1,346 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jawala Bk. · this village | 1,142 | 62% | — |
| Sawangi Bk. · Vasmath | 1,653 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Lohagaon · Parbhani | 4,406 | 61% | 2.8 km N |
| Karanjala · Vasmath | 3,422 | 68% | 3.3 km NW |
| Dategaon · Hingoli | 1,004 | 67% | 3.8 km NE |
| Pazar Tanda · Aundha (Nagnath) | 972 | 61% | 6.9 km NW |
| Parwa · Vasmath | 381 | 71% | 7.3 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jawala Bk.
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BASMATH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 88
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 830.83
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 776.51
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jawala Bk.
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jawala Bk.
- LGD code
- 546327
- Pincode
- 431512
- Post office
- Basmathnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,142
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,346
- Households
- 208
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 907
- Literacy rate
- 62.1%
- Coordinates
- 19.66336°N, 77.03394°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hingoli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Basmath
- Member of Parliament
- Nagesh Aashtikar Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandrakant Alias Rajubhaiya Ramakant Navghare
- Block / Mandal
- Vasmath
Getting there
How to reach Jawala Bk.
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai441 kmcapital
- Hyderabad296 km
- Bengaluru746 km
- Chennai809 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHingoli Deccan14 km
- Hospital / PHCFirdose Hospital12 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)