About Bhilwadi Village

Bhilwadi is one of the larger villages in Palus tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,551, made up of 4,974 males and 4,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2570 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhilwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Palus
Pincode	416303
Area (hectares)	2570 hectares
Population	9,551
Male Population	4,974
Female Population	4,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhilwadi compares

By the 2011 count Bhilwadi is the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,712 residents. Its 2570 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 936.

Getting to Bhilwadi

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

Bhilwadi lies about 18 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Bhilawadi, about 5.5 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 Bhilwadi
Nearest railway station	Bhilawadi	5.5 km
Nearest town	Ashta	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palus	11 km
District headquarters	Sangli	18 km

Villages closest to Bhilwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilwadi village had a population of 9,551. That makes it the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,712 residents.

Bhilwadi village has 4,974 males and 4,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilwadi has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Bhilwadi is 416303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhilwadi covers 2570 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhilwadi falls under Palus tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhilwadi is Bhilawadi, about 5.5 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 Bhilwadi.

Bhilwadi is about 18 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilwadi is in Palus tehsil of Sangli district. Bhilawadi is about 5.5 km away. Ashta is about 7.6 km away. Palus is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.