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About Bhendvade Village

Bhendvade is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,225, made up of 1,064 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1291.58 hectares hectares.

Bhendvade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhendvade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Area (hectares) 1291.58 hectares
Population 2,225
Male Population 1,064
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhendvade compares

By the 2011 count Bhendvade is the 18th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 1291.58 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Bhendvade

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

Bhendvade lies about 58 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Takari, about 34 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 Bhendvade
Nearest town Vite 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 20 km
Nearest railway station Takari 34 km
District headquarters Sangli 58 km

Villages closest to Bhendvade

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 Bhendvade

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhendvade village had a population of 2,225. That makes it the 18th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Bhendvade village has 1,064 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhendvade has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1052.

Bhendvade covers 1291.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhendvade falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhendvade is Takari, about 34 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 Bhendvade.

Bhendvade is about 58 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhendvade is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 11 km away. Khanapur is about 20 km away. Takari is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagyanagar (2.6 km), Vejegaon (2.9 km) and Salshinge (3.2 km).

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

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