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About Ranjanwadi Village

Ranjanwadi is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 267 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,468 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415405
Area (hectares) 227.43 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 267
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,468
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranjanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Ranjanwadi is the 72nd 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 227.43 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Ranjanwadi

Ranjanwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranjanwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ranjanwadi from other places

Ranjanwadi lies about 65 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 28 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 Ranjanwadi
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 17 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 22 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 28 km
District headquarters Sangli 65 km

Villages closest to Ranjanwadi

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 Ranjanwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjanwadi village had a population of 659. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Ranjanwadi village has 267 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjanwadi has about 1468 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1072.

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

Ranjanwadi covers 227.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranjanwadi falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ranjanwadi is Shenoli, about 28 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 km distance for Ranjanwadi.

Ranjanwadi is about 65 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjanwadi is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 17 km away. Shahuwadi is about 22 km away. Shenoli is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meni (under 2 km), Shirsatwadi (2.3 km) and Yelapur (2.7 km).

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

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