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About Narwad Village

Narwad is one of the larger villages in Miraj tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,037, made up of 3,638 males and 3,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1860 hectares hectares.

Narwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Miraj
Area (hectares) 1860 hectares
Population 7,037
Male Population 3,638
Female Population 3,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narwad compares

By the 2011 count Narwad is the 14th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents. Its 1860 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Narwad

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

Narwad lies about 22 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shedbal, about 3.7 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 Narwad
Nearest railway station Shedbal 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Miraj 13 km
Nearest town Kurandvād 17 km
District headquarters Sangli 22 km

Villages closest to Narwad

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 Narwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Narwad village had a population of 7,037. That makes it the 14th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents.

Narwad village has 3,638 males and 3,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narwad has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Narwad covers 1860 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narwad falls under Miraj tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Narwad is Shedbal, about 3.7 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 Narwad.

Narwad is about 22 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narwad is in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district. Shedbal is about 3.7 km away. Miraj is about 13 km away. Kurandvād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mhaisal (3.4 km), Vijay Nagar (5.2 km) and Bedag (5.3 km).

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

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