About Bavchi Village

Bavchi is one of the larger villages in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,570, made up of 4,535 males and 4,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1689 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bavchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bavchi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Walwa
Pincode	416301
Area (hectares)	1689 hectares
Population	8,570
Male Population	4,535
Female Population	4,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bavchi compares

By the 2011 count Bavchi is the 9th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents. Its 1689 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bavchi

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

Bavchi lies about 24 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Amnapur, about 14 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 Bavchi
Nearest town	Ashta	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Amnapur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Walwa	24 km
District headquarters	Sangli	24 km

Villages closest to Bavchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bavchi village had a population of 8,570. That makes it the 9th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Bavchi village has 4,535 males and 4,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bavchi has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bavchi is 416301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bavchi covers 1689 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bavchi falls under Walwa tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bavchi is Amnapur, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Bavchi.

Bavchi is about 24 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bavchi is in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. Ashta is about 4.7 km away. Amnapur is about 14 km away. Walwa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.