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About Dhawaleshwar Village

Dhawaleshwar is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,789, made up of 882 males and 907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1267.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawaleshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawaleshwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415311
Area (hectares) 1267.53 hectares
Population 1,789
Male Population 882
Female Population 907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawaleshwar compares

By the 2011 count Dhawaleshwar is the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 1267.53 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Dhawaleshwar

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

Dhawaleshwar lies about 44 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Takari, about 19 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 Dhawaleshwar
Nearest town Vite 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Takari 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 24 km
District headquarters Sangli 44 km

Villages closest to Dhawaleshwar

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 Dhawaleshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawaleshwar village had a population of 1,789. That makes it the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Dhawaleshwar village has 882 males and 907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawaleshwar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1052.

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

Dhawaleshwar covers 1267.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhawaleshwar falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhawaleshwar is Takari, about 19 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 Dhawaleshwar.

Dhawaleshwar 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.

Dhawaleshwar is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 6.1 km away. Takari is about 19 km away. Khanapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khambale Bhalvani (4.3 km), Balvadi Bhalvani (5.6 km) and Bhalwani (5.6 km).

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

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