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About Dhagewadi Village

Dhagewadi is a mid sized village in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 457 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565 hectares hectares.

Dhagewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhagewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Walwa
Area (hectares) 565 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 457
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhagewadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhagewadi is the 84th 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 565 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dhagewadi

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

Dhagewadi lies about 34 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Kawathe Mahankal, about 17 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 Dhagewadi
Nearest railway station Kawathe Mahankal 17 km
Nearest town Tāsgaon 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Walwa 34 km
District headquarters Sangli 34 km

Villages closest to Dhagewadi

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 Dhagewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhagewadi village had a population of 866. That makes it the 84th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Dhagewadi village has 457 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhagewadi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Dhagewadi covers 565 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhagewadi falls under Walwa tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhagewadi is Kawathe Mahankal, about 17 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 Dhagewadi.

Dhagewadi is about 34 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhagewadi is in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. Kawathe Mahankal is about 17 km away. Tāsgaon is about 21 km away. Walwa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banewadi (13 km), Bharatwadi (15 km) and Nagaon (20 km).

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

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