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About Bandarwadi Village

Bandarwadi is a mid sized village in Guhagar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 687 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Guhagar
Pincode 415613
Area (hectares) 240.27 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 687
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Bandarwadi is the 26th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 240.27 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

Getting to Bandarwadi

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

Bandarwadi lies about 34 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Ukshi, about 32 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 Bandarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Guhagar 22 km
Nearest railway station Ukshi 32 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 34 km

Villages closest to Bandarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandarwadi village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 26th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Bandarwadi village has 687 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandarwadi has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

The pincode recorded for Bandarwadi is 415613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandarwadi covers 240.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandarwadi falls under Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bandarwadi is Ukshi, about 32 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 Bandarwadi.

Bandarwadi is about 34 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandarwadi is in Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Guhagar is about 22 km away. Ukshi is about 32 km away. Ratnagiri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbharwadi Tarf Palpene (under 2 km), Are (3.3 km) and Tavasal (4.4 km).

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

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