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About Anandwadi Village

Anandwadi is a mid sized village in Shirur Anantpal tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 460 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anandwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anandwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Shirur Anantpal
Pincode 413544
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 460
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anandwadi compares

By the 2011 count Anandwadi is the 35th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Anandwadi

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

Anandwadi lies about 21 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatangali, about 20 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 Anandwadi
Tehsil headquarters Shirur Anantpal 16 km
Nearest town Nilanga 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhatangali 20 km
District headquarters Latur 21 km

Villages closest to Anandwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirur Anantpal 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 Anandwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Anandwadi village had a population of 892. That makes it the 35th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Anandwadi village has 460 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anandwadi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Anandwadi is 413544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anandwadi covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anandwadi falls under Shirur Anantpal tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Anandwadi is Bhatangali, about 20 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 km distance for Anandwadi.

Anandwadi is about 21 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anandwadi is in Shirur Anantpal tehsil of Latur district. Shirur Anantpal is about 16 km away. Nilanga is about 17 km away. Bhatangali is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fakranpur (2.0 km), Wanjarkheda (3.1 km) and Halki (6.1 km).

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

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