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About Ardav Village

Ardav is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 553 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ardav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ardav village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Pincode 443302
Area (hectares) 635.42 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 553
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ardav compares

By the 2011 count Ardav is the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 635.42 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 923.

Getting to Ardav

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

Ardav lies about 74 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 52 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 Ardav
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 52 km
District headquarters Buldana 74 km

Villages closest to Ardav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ardav village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Ardav village has 553 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ardav has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Ardav is 443302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ardav covers 635.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ardav falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ardav is Kekatumar, about 52 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 Ardav.

Ardav is about 74 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ardav is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 9.6 km away. Kekatumar is about 52 km away. Buldana is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabha (2.3 km), Hirdav (2.5 km) and Jafrabad (3.2 km).

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

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