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About Wadi Beldar Village

Wadi Beldar is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 29 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981.79 hectares hectares.

Wadi Beldar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadi Beldar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 981.79 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 29
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
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 Wadi Beldar compares

By the 2011 count Wadi Beldar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 981.79 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Wadi Beldar

Wadi Beldar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wadi Beldar 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 Wadi Beldar from other places

Wadi Beldar lies about 95 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Diwankhavati, about 9.0 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 Wadi Beldar
Nearest railway station Diwankhavati 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 16 km
Nearest town Mahād 30 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 95 km

Villages closest to Wadi Beldar

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 Wadi Beldar

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadi Beldar village had a population of 53. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Wadi Beldar village has 29 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadi Beldar has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Wadi Beldar covers 981.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadi Beldar falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadi Beldar is Diwankhavati, about 9.0 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 Wadi Beldar.

Wadi Beldar is about 95 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadi Beldar is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Diwankhavati is about 9.0 km away. Khed is about 16 km away. Mahād is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghogare (3.8 km), Vihali (4.5 km) and Wadi Malde (4.9 km).

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

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