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About Masalwadi Village

Masalwadi is a mid sized village in Atpadi tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 456 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.83 hectares hectares.

Masalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Atpadi
Area (hectares) 491.83 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 456
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Masalwadi is the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents. Its 491.83 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Masalwadi

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

Masalwadi lies about 73 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Wasud, about 21 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 Masalwadi
Tehsil headquarters Atpadi 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Wasud 21 km
Nearest town Sāngola 26 km
District headquarters Sangli 73 km

Villages closest to Masalwadi

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 Masalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Masalwadi village had a population of 889. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents.

Masalwadi village has 456 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masalwadi has about 950 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.

Masalwadi covers 491.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Masalwadi falls under Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Masalwadi is Wasud, about 21 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 Masalwadi.

Masalwadi is about 73 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masalwadi is in Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district. Atpadi is about 3.5 km away. Wasud is about 21 km away. Sāngola 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 Lengrewadi (3.2 km), Atpadi (3.5 km) and Bhingewadi (3.8 km).

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

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