About Rakshewadi Village

Rakshewadi is one of the larger villages in Khed tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,113, made up of 2,699 males and 2,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 410505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakshewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakshewadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Tehsil	Khed
Pincode	410505
Area (hectares)	137.95 hectares
Population	5,113
Male Population	2,699
Female Population	2,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakshewadi compares

By the 2011 count Rakshewadi is the 12th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 137.95 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Rakshewadi

Rakshewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakshewadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rakshewadi from other places

Rakshewadi 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 Rakshewadi
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 Rakshewadi

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.

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Common questions about Rakshewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakshewadi village had a population of 5,113. That makes it the 12th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Rakshewadi village has 2,699 males and 2,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakshewadi has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Rakshewadi is 410505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakshewadi covers 137.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rakshewadi falls under Khed tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rakshewadi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rakshewadi.

Rakshewadi 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.

Rakshewadi 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.