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About Dhondewadi Village

Dhondewadi is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 326 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhondewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhondewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415307
Area (hectares) 249.5 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 326
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhondewadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhondewadi is the 54th 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 249.5 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Dhondewadi

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

Dhondewadi lies about 43 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Langarpeth, about 29 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 Dhondewadi
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 5.6 km
Nearest town Vite 21 km
Nearest railway station Langarpeth 29 km
District headquarters Sangli 43 km

Villages closest to Dhondewadi

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 Dhondewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhondewadi village had a population of 696. That makes it the 54th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Dhondewadi village has 326 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhondewadi has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Dhondewadi is 415307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhondewadi covers 249.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhondewadi falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhondewadi is Langarpeth, about 29 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 Dhondewadi.

Dhondewadi is about 43 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhondewadi is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Khanapur is about 5.6 km away. Vite is about 21 km away. Langarpeth is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhondgewadi (under 2 km), Mohi (2.1 km) and Karanje (3.9 km).

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

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