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About Ghanwad Village

Ghanwad is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,591, made up of 1,289 males and 1,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 998 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415311
Area (hectares) 998 hectares
Population 2,591
Male Population 1,289
Female Population 1,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghanwad compares

By the 2011 count Ghanwad is the 13th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 998 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Ghanwad

Ghanwad 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 Ghanwad 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghanwad from other places

Ghanwad lies about 63 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Dhalgaon, about 38 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 Ghanwad
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 16 km
Nearest town Mhaswad 27 km
Nearest railway station Dhalgaon 38 km
District headquarters Sangli 63 km

Villages closest to Ghanwad

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 Ghanwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanwad village had a population of 2,591. That makes it the 13th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Ghanwad village has 1,289 males and 1,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanwad has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Ghanwad is 415311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanwad covers 998 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanwad falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghanwad is Dhalgaon, about 38 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 - 10 km distance for Ghanwad.

Ghanwad is about 63 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanwad is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Khanapur is about 16 km away. Mhaswad is about 27 km away. Dhalgaon is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shendgewadi (8.0 km), Menganwadi (8.8 km) and Bhood (11 km).

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

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