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About Dholewadi Village

Dholewadi is a mid sized village in Kavathemahankal tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 313 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kavathemahankal
Pincode 416403
Area (hectares) 271.99 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 313
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dholewadi compares

By the 2011 count Dholewadi is the 56th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 271.99 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dholewadi

Dholewadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dholewadi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholewadi from other places

Dholewadi lies about 26 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Amnapur, about 4.5 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 Dholewadi
Nearest railway station Amnapur 4.5 km
Nearest town Ashta 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kavathemahankal 26 km
District headquarters Sangli 26 km

Villages closest to Dholewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholewadi village had a population of 607. That makes it the 56th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Dholewadi village has 313 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholewadi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dholewadi is 416403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholewadi covers 271.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholewadi falls under Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dholewadi is Amnapur, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dholewadi.

Dholewadi is about 26 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholewadi is in Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district. Amnapur is about 4.5 km away. Ashta is about 10 km away. Kavathemahankal 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 Pimpalwadi (8.8 km), Arewadi (10 km) and Lonarwadi (12 km).

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

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