About Walwan Village

Walwan is a mid sized village in Atpadi tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 833 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1388.72 hectares hectares.

Walwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walwan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Atpadi
Area (hectares)	1388.72 hectares
Population	1,807
Male Population	833
Female Population	974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,169
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Walwan compares

By the 2011 count Walwan is the 23rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents. Its 1388.72 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1021.

Getting to Walwan

Walwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Walwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Walwan from other places

Walwan lies about 58 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Dhalgaon, about 39 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 Walwan
Nearest town	Vite	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Atpadi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Dhalgaon	39 km
District headquarters	Sangli	58 km

Villages closest to Walwan

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.

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Common questions about Walwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Walwan village had a population of 1,807. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents.

Walwan village has 833 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walwan has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Walwan covers 1388.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Walwan falls under Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walwan is Dhalgaon, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance for Walwan.

Walwan is about 58 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walwan is in Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 21 km away. Atpadi is about 24 km away. Dhalgaon is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.