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About Anandwadi Village

Anandwadi is a mid sized village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 671 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431536, 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 Palam
Pincode 431536
Area (hectares) 644 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 671
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anandwadi compares

By the 2011 count Anandwadi is the 28th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 644 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 927.

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 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 Anandwadi from other places

Anandwadi lies about 37 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 4.3 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 Anandwadi
Nearest town Gangākher 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Gangakher 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Palam 21 km
District headquarters Parbhani 37 km

Villages closest to Anandwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palam 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 1,286. That makes it the 28th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Anandwadi village has 671 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anandwadi has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Anandwadi is 431536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anandwadi covers 644 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anandwadi falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Anandwadi is Gangakher, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance for Anandwadi.

Anandwadi is about 37 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 Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Gangākher is about 4.1 km away. Gangakher is about 4.3 km away. Palam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadi (5.9 km), Jawla (10 km) and Borgaon Bk (11 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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