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About Dhondewadi Village

Dhondewadi is a mid sized village in Jaoli tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 247 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,332 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.95 hectares hectares.

Dhondewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhondewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Jaoli
Area (hectares) 117.95 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 247
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,332
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhondewadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhondewadi is the 71st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 117.95 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Dhondewadi

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

Dhondewadi lies about 46 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Dhondewadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaoli 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 28 km
District headquarters Satara 46 km

Villages closest to Dhondewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhondewadi village had a population of 576. That makes it the 71st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Dhondewadi village has 247 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhondewadi has about 1332 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1121.

Dhondewadi covers 117.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhondewadi falls under Jaoli tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhondewadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Dhondewadi.

Dhondewadi is about 46 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhondewadi is in Jaoli tehsil of Satara district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Jaoli is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agalavewadi (under 2 km), Anewadi (under 2 km) and Bondarwadi (under 2 km).

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

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