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About Wadi Bid Village

Wadi Bid is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 145 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares.

Wadi Bid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadi Bid village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 367 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 145
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
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 Bid compares

By the 2011 count Wadi Bid is the 163rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Wadi Bid

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

Wadi Bid lies about 90 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 12 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 Bid
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 16 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 26 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 90 km

Villages closest to Wadi Bid

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 Bid

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadi Bid village had a population of 323. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Wadi Bid village has 145 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadi Bid has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Wadi Bid covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Wadi Bid is Kalambani Budruk, about 12 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 Bid.

Wadi Bid is about 90 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadi Bid is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 12 km away. Khed is about 16 km away. Chiplūn is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandivali (2.0 km), Astan (2.3 km) and Wadi Malde (2.9 km).

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

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