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About Hangewadi Village

Hangewadi is one of the larger villages in Shrigonda tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,006, made up of 3,144 males and 2,862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2480 hectares hectares.

Hangewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hangewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Shrigonda
Area (hectares) 2480 hectares
Population 6,006
Male Population 3,144
Female Population 2,862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hangewadi compares

By the 2011 count Hangewadi is the 9th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 2480 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Hangewadi

Hangewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hangewadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hangewadi from other places

Hangewadi lies about 35 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 9.3 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 Hangewadi
Nearest town Ārvi 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Arvi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shrigonda 35 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 35 km

Villages closest to Hangewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hangewadi village had a population of 6,006. That makes it the 9th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Hangewadi village has 3,144 males and 2,862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hangewadi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Hangewadi covers 2480 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hangewadi falls under Shrigonda tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hangewadi is Arvi, about 9.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hangewadi.

Hangewadi is about 35 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hangewadi is in Shrigonda tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Ārvi is about 8.9 km away. Arvi is about 9.3 km away. Shrigonda is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansewadi (under 2 km), Bhapkarwadi (9.1 km) and Mundhekarwadi (9.1 km).

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

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