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About Pharnewadi Village

Pharnewadi is a mid sized village in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 454 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares.

Pharnewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharnewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Walwa
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 454
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharnewadi compares

By the 2011 count Pharnewadi is the 85th 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 154 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Pharnewadi

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

Pharnewadi lies about 23 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Hatkanangale, about 18 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 Pharnewadi
Nearest town Wadgaon 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Hatkanangale 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Walwa 23 km
District headquarters Sangli 23 km

Villages closest to Pharnewadi

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 Pharnewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharnewadi village had a population of 858. That makes it the 85th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Pharnewadi village has 454 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharnewadi 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.

Pharnewadi covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pharnewadi falls under Walwa tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pharnewadi is Hatkanangale, about 18 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 Pharnewadi.

Pharnewadi is about 23 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharnewadi is in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. Wadgaon is about 7.9 km away. Hatkanangale is about 18 km away. Walwa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Farnewadi (under 2 km), Dhavali (under 2 km) and Koregaon (2.1 km).

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

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