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About Anandwadi Village

Anandwadi is a small village in Gangakhed tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 163 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anandwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anandwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Gangakhed
Pincode 431514
Area (hectares) 499 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 163
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 98th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 499 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Anandwadi

Anandwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anandwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 20 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Sangannapur, about 13 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
Nearest railway station Sangannapur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangakhed 20 km
District headquarters Parbhani 20 km

Villages closest to Anandwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangakhed 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 305. That makes it the 98th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Anandwadi village has 163 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anandwadi has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Anandwadi is 431514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anandwadi covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anandwadi falls under Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Anandwadi is Sangannapur, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Anandwadi.

Anandwadi is about 20 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anandwadi is in Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district. Sangannapur is about 13 km away. Gangakhed is about 20 km away. Parbhani 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 Pokharni Walkya (11 km), Khadgaon (12 km) and Dharasur (13 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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