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About Darakwadi Village

Darakwadi is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 268 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485 hectares hectares.

Darakwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darakwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 485 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 268
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darakwadi compares

By the 2011 count Darakwadi is the 150th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 485 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Darakwadi

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

Darakwadi lies about 88 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Darakwadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 28 km
District headquarters Pune 88 km

Villages closest to Darakwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darakwadi village had a population of 519. That makes it the 150th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Darakwadi village has 268 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darakwadi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Darakwadi covers 485 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darakwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Darakwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Darakwadi.

Darakwadi is about 88 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darakwadi is in Khed tehsil of Pune district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Khed is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akharwadi (under 2 km), Arudewadi (under 2 km) and Bahirwadi (under 2 km).

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

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