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About Morewadi Village

Morewadi is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 239 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415405
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 239
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morewadi compares

By the 2011 count Morewadi is the 79th 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 86 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Morewadi

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

Morewadi lies about 58 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, 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 Morewadi
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 9.2 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 14 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 32 km
District headquarters Sangli 58 km

Villages closest to Morewadi

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 Morewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Morewadi village had a population of 531. That makes it the 79th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Morewadi village has 239 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morewadi has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1072.

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

Morewadi covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Morewadi falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Morewadi is Shenoli, 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 Morewadi.

Morewadi is about 58 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morewadi is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 9.2 km away. Shahuwadi is about 14 km away. Shenoli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belewadi (under 2 km), Mangrul (1.8 km) and Shindewadi (2.3 km).

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

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