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About Mengalwadi Village

Mengalwadi is a mid sized village in Shrigonda tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 457 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.77 hectares hectares.

Mengalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mengalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Shrigonda
Area (hectares) 536.77 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 457
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mengalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Mengalwadi is the 96th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 536.77 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Mengalwadi

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

Mengalwadi lies about 13 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Katol, about 19 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 Mengalwadi
Tehsil headquarters Shrigonda 13 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 13 km
Nearest railway station Katol 19 km
Nearest town Kātol 20 km

Villages closest to Mengalwadi

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 Mengalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mengalwadi village had a population of 881. That makes it the 96th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Mengalwadi village has 457 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mengalwadi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Mengalwadi covers 536.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mengalwadi falls under Shrigonda tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mengalwadi is Katol, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Mengalwadi.

Mengalwadi is about 13 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mengalwadi is in Shrigonda tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Shrigonda is about 13 km away. Ahmadnagar is about 13 km away. Katol is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bori (5.7 km), Ghargaon (12 km) and Gar (13 km).

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

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