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About Ghadgewadi Village

Ghadgewadi is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 231 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1478 hectares hectares.

Ghadgewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghadgewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Area (hectares) 1478 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 231
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghadgewadi compares

By the 2011 count Ghadgewadi is the 60th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 1478 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Ghadgewadi

Ghadgewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghadgewadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghadgewadi from other places

Ghadgewadi lies about 44 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Kirloskarvadi, about 26 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 Ghadgewadi
Nearest town Vite 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 14 km
Nearest railway station Kirloskarvadi 26 km
District headquarters Sangli 44 km

Villages closest to Ghadgewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghadgewadi village had a population of 489. That makes it the 60th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Ghadgewadi village has 231 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghadgewadi has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Ghadgewadi covers 1478 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghadgewadi falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghadgewadi is Kirloskarvadi, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Ghadgewadi.

Ghadgewadi is about 44 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghadgewadi is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 5.2 km away. Khanapur is about 14 km away. Kirloskarvadi 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 Kurli (2.6 km), Pare (3.7 km) and Renavi (4.5 km).

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

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