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About Karandwadi Village

Karandwadi is a large village in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,766, made up of 1,948 males and 1,818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 788.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karandwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karandwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Walwa
Pincode 416301
Area (hectares) 788.62 hectares
Population 3,766
Male Population 1,948
Female Population 1,818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karandwadi compares

By the 2011 count Karandwadi is the 31st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents. Its 788.62 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Karandwadi

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

Karandwadi lies about 15 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Bhilawadi, about 9.8 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 Karandwadi
Nearest town Ashta 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Bhilawadi 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Walwa 15 km
District headquarters Sangli 15 km

Villages closest to Karandwadi

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 Karandwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karandwadi village had a population of 3,766. That makes it the 31st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Karandwadi village has 1,948 males and 1,818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karandwadi has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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

Karandwadi covers 788.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karandwadi falls under Walwa tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karandwadi is Bhilawadi, about 9.8 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 Karandwadi.

Karandwadi is about 15 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karandwadi is in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. Ashta is about 4.7 km away. Bhilawadi is about 9.8 km away. Walwa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnanagar (under 2 km), Mirajwadi (2.3 km) and Mardawadi (3.4 km).

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

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