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About Bhashtewadi Village

Bhashtewadi is a small village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 207 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhashtewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhashtewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415405
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 207
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhashtewadi compares

By the 2011 count Bhashtewadi is the 91st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Bhashtewadi

Bhashtewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhashtewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhashtewadi from other places

Bhashtewadi lies about 49 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 23 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 Bhashtewadi
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 4.9 km
Nearest town Urun-Islāmpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 23 km
District headquarters Sangli 49 km

Villages closest to Bhashtewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhashtewadi village had a population of 387. That makes it the 91st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Bhashtewadi village has 207 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhashtewadi has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Bhashtewadi is 415405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhashtewadi covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhashtewadi falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhashtewadi is Shenoli, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhashtewadi.

Bhashtewadi is about 49 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhashtewadi is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 4.9 km away. Urun-Islāmpur is about 14 km away. Shenoli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatwadi (under 2 km), Beldarwadi (1.7 km) and Aundhi (2.1 km).

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

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