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About Pakharwadi Village

Pakharwadi is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 103 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Pakharwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakharwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 103
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakharwadi compares

By the 2011 count Pakharwadi is the 193rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1164.

Getting to Pakharwadi

The census records public bus service for Pakharwadi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakharwadi from other places

Pakharwadi lies about 91 km from Ratnagiri, 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 Pakharwadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 28 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 91 km

Villages closest to Pakharwadi

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.

Common questions about Pakharwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakharwadi village had a population of 203. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Pakharwadi village has 103 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakharwadi 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 1164.

Pakharwadi covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakharwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pakharwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Pakharwadi.

Pakharwadi is about 91 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakharwadi is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelsai Budhawadi (under 2 km), Chandewadi (under 2 km) and Chinchwadi (under 2 km).

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

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