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About Gaundwadi Village

Gaundwadi is a mid sized village in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 962, made up of 498 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.18 hectares hectares.

Gaundwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaundwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Walwa
Area (hectares) 172.18 hectares
Population 962
Male Population 498
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaundwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gaundwadi is the 82nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents. Its 172.18 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gaundwadi

Gaundwadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gaundwadi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaundwadi from other places

Gaundwadi lies about 20 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Bedag, about 6.6 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 Gaundwadi
Nearest railway station Bedag 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Walwa 20 km
District headquarters Sangli 20 km
Nearest town Sāngli 20 km

Villages closest to Gaundwadi

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.

Common questions about Gaundwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaundwadi village had a population of 962. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Gaundwadi village has 498 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaundwadi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Gaundwadi covers 172.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaundwadi falls under Walwa tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaundwadi is Bedag, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaundwadi.

Gaundwadi is about 20 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaundwadi is in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. Bedag is about 6.6 km away. Walwa is about 20 km away. Sangli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivpuri (8.1 km), Takari (8.5 km) and Dongarwadi (8.7 km).

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

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