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About Zagdewadi Village

Zagdewadi is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 85 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Zagdewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zagdewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 85
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
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 Zagdewadi compares

By the 2011 count Zagdewadi is the 197th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Zagdewadi

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

Zagdewadi 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 Zagdewadi
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 Zagdewadi

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 Zagdewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Zagdewadi village had a population of 183. That makes it the 197th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Zagdewadi village has 85 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zagdewadi has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1164.

Zagdewadi covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Zagdewadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Zagdewadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Zagdewadi.

Zagdewadi 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.

Zagdewadi 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 Zagdewadi today is likely to be higher.

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