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About Khandobachiwadi Village

Khandobachiwadi is a large village in Palus tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,342, made up of 1,219 males and 1,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khandobachiwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khandobachiwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Palus
Pincode 416303
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 2,342
Male Population 1,219
Female Population 1,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khandobachiwadi compares

By the 2011 count Khandobachiwadi is the 21st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,712 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Khandobachiwadi

Khandobachiwadi 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 Khandobachiwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khandobachiwadi from other places

Khandobachiwadi lies about 17 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Bhilawadi, about 2.6 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 Khandobachiwadi
Nearest railway station Bhilawadi 2.6 km
Nearest town Ashta 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Palus 11 km
District headquarters Sangli 17 km

Villages closest to Khandobachiwadi

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.

Common questions about Khandobachiwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khandobachiwadi village had a population of 2,342. That makes it the 21st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,712 residents.

Khandobachiwadi village has 1,219 males and 1,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khandobachiwadi has about 921 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 Khandobachiwadi is 416303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khandobachiwadi covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khandobachiwadi falls under Palus tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khandobachiwadi is Bhilawadi, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khandobachiwadi.

Khandobachiwadi is about 17 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khandobachiwadi is in Palus tehsil of Sangli district. Bhilawadi is about 2.6 km away. Ashta is about 10 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bhilwadi (3.0 km), Hajarwadi (3.4 km) and Tavdarwadi (3.8 km).

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

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