About Askarwadi Village

Askarwadi is a small village in Purandhar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 226 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Askarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askarwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Tehsil	Purandhar
Pincode	412301
Area (hectares)	418 hectares
Population	457
Male Population	226
Female Population	231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Askarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Askarwadi is the 100th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents. Its 418 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Askarwadi

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

Askarwadi lies about 14 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Sasvad Road, about 9.9 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 Askarwadi
Nearest railway station	Sasvad Road	9.9 km
Nearest town	Kharakvasla	14 km
District headquarters	Pune	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purandhar	16 km

Villages closest to Askarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Askarwadi village had a population of 457. That makes it the 100th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents.

Askarwadi village has 226 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askarwadi has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Askarwadi is 412301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Askarwadi covers 418 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.

Askarwadi falls under Purandhar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Askarwadi is Sasvad Road, about 9.9 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 Askarwadi.

Askarwadi is about 14 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Askarwadi is in Purandhar tehsil of Pune district. Sasvad Road is about 9.9 km away. Kharakvasla is about 14 km away. Pune is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.