About Dholewadi Village

Dholewadi is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 398 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholewadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Shirala
Pincode	415408
Area (hectares)	141.86 hectares
Population	782
Male Population	398
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholewadi compares

By the 2011 count Dholewadi is the 65th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 141.86 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Dholewadi

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

Dholewadi lies about 55 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 32 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 Dholewadi
Tehsil headquarters	Shirala	10 km
Nearest town	Shahuwadi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	32 km
District headquarters	Sangli	55 km

Villages closest to Dholewadi

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.

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Common questions about Dholewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholewadi village had a population of 782. That makes it the 65th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Dholewadi village has 398 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholewadi has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Dholewadi is 415408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholewadi covers 141.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholewadi falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dholewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 32 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 Dholewadi.

Dholewadi is about 55 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholewadi is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 10 km away. Shahuwadi is about 11 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.