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About Balewadi Village

Balewadi is a mid sized village in Atpadi tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,641, made up of 831 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Atpadi
Pincode 415306
Area (hectares) 1198 hectares
Population 1,641
Male Population 831
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balewadi compares

By the 2011 count Balewadi is the 27th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents. Its 1198 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Balewadi

Balewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balewadi as Available within village. 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 Balewadi from other places

Balewadi lies about 60 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Dhalgaon, about 29 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 Balewadi
Tehsil headquarters Atpadi 15 km
Nearest railway station Dhalgaon 29 km
Nearest town Vite 32 km
District headquarters Sangli 60 km

Villages closest to Balewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balewadi village had a population of 1,641. That makes it the 27th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents.

Balewadi village has 831 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balewadi has about 975 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 1021.

The pincode recorded for Balewadi is 415306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balewadi covers 1198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balewadi falls under Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balewadi is Dhalgaon, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balewadi.

Balewadi is about 60 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balewadi is in Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district. Atpadi is about 15 km away. Dhalgaon is about 29 km away. Vite is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalewadi (under 2 km), Kankatrewadi (3.4 km) and Mitki (3.4 km).

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

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