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About Askavadi Village

Askavadi is a mid sized village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 307 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.77 hectares hectares.

Askavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askavadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Area (hectares) 132.77 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 307
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Askavadi compares

By the 2011 count Askavadi is the 32nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 132.77 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Askavadi

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

Askavadi 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 Askavadi
Nearest railway station Sasvad Road 9.9 km
Nearest town Kharakvasla 14 km
District headquarters Pune 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 30 km

Villages closest to Askavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Askavadi village had a population of 605. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Askavadi village has 307 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askavadi has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Askavadi covers 132.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Askavadi falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Askavadi 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 Askavadi.

Askavadi 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.

Askavadi is in Velhe 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.

The closest recorded villages are Vadgaon (11 km), Kolavadi (18 km) and Kondgaon (20 km).

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

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