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About Bolwad Village

Bolwad is a large village in Miraj tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,090, made up of 1,580 males and 1,510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Miraj
Pincode 416410
Area (hectares) 522 hectares
Population 3,090
Male Population 1,580
Female Population 1,510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bolwad compares

By the 2011 count Bolwad is the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents. Its 522 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bolwad

Bolwad 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 Bolwad 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 Bolwad from other places

Bolwad lies about 14 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Bolwad, about under 2 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 Bolwad
Nearest railway station Bolwad under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Miraj 5.1 km
District headquarters Sangli 14 km
Nearest town Sāngli 14 km

Villages closest to Bolwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolwad village had a population of 3,090. That makes it the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents.

Bolwad village has 1,580 males and 1,510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolwad has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bolwad is 416410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolwad covers 522 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bolwad falls under Miraj tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bolwad is Bolwad, about under 2 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 Bolwad.

Bolwad is about 14 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolwad is in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district. Bolwad is about under 2 km away. Miraj is about 5.1 km away. Sangli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takali (under 2 km), Vijay Nagar (4.6 km) and Bedag (5.5 km).

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

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