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About Dholwad Village

Dholwad is a large village in Junnar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,412, made up of 1,190 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Junnar
Pincode 412409
Area (hectares) 786 hectares
Population 2,412
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholwad compares

By the 2011 count Dholwad is the 43rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 786 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dholwad

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

Dholwad lies about 99 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Igatpuri, about 36 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 Dholwad
Tehsil headquarters Junnar 27 km
Nearest railway station Igatpuri 36 km
District headquarters Pune 99 km

Villages closest to Dholwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholwad village had a population of 2,412. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Dholwad village has 1,190 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholwad has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Dholwad is 412409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholwad covers 786 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholwad falls under Junnar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dholwad is Igatpuri, about 36 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 Dholwad.

Dholwad is about 99 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholwad is in Junnar tehsil of Pune district. Junnar is about 27 km away. Igatpuri is about 36 km away. Pune is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewadi (3.1 km), Bhoirwadi (4.6 km) and Kumshet (6.5 km).

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

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