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About Galavewadi Village

Galavewadi is a mid sized village in Atpadi tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 976 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651.93 hectares hectares.

Galavewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galavewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Atpadi
Area (hectares) 651.93 hectares
Population 1,968
Male Population 976
Female Population 992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galavewadi compares

By the 2011 count Galavewadi is the 18th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents. Its 651.93 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1021.

Getting to Galavewadi

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

Galavewadi lies about 77 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Wasud, 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 Galavewadi
Tehsil headquarters Atpadi 7.4 km
Nearest town Mhaswad 21 km
Nearest railway station Wasud 29 km
District headquarters Sangli 77 km

Villages closest to Galavewadi

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 Galavewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Galavewadi village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 18th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents.

Galavewadi village has 976 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galavewadi has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Galavewadi covers 651.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galavewadi falls under Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Galavewadi is Wasud, 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 Galavewadi.

Galavewadi is about 77 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galavewadi is in Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district. Atpadi is about 7.4 km away. Mhaswad is about 21 km away. Wasud is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pisewadi (under 2 km), Sherewadi (4.2 km) and Nimbawade (4.4 km).

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

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