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About Dandewadi Village

Dandewadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 194 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 194
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandewadi compares

By the 2011 count Dandewadi is the 147th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1229.

Getting to Dandewadi

Dandewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dandewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dandewadi from other places

Dandewadi lies about 57 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 20 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 Dandewadi
Nearest railway station Vilavade 20 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajapur 34 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 57 km

Villages closest to Dandewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandewadi village had a population of 389. That makes it the 147th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Dandewadi village has 194 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandewadi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Dandewadi is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandewadi covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandewadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dandewadi is Vilavade, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dandewadi.

Dandewadi is about 57 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandewadi is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Vilavade is about 20 km away. Shahuwadi is about 20 km away. Rajapur 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 Musalmanwadi (1.6 km), Kumbhavade (2.7 km) and Pahiliwadi (5.2 km).

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

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