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About Bhavanwadi Village

Bhavanwadi is a mid sized village in Karad tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 462 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.88 hectares hectares.

Bhavanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhavanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Karad
Area (hectares) 377.88 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 462
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhavanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Bhavanwadi is the 144th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 377.88 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bhavanwadi

Bhavanwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhavanwadi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhavanwadi from other places

Bhavanwadi lies about 69 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 31 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 Bhavanwadi
Nearest town Shahuwadi 18 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Karad 32 km
District headquarters Satara 69 km

Villages closest to Bhavanwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhavanwadi village had a population of 932. That makes it the 144th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Bhavanwadi village has 462 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhavanwadi has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Bhavanwadi covers 377.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhavanwadi falls under Karad tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhavanwadi is Shenoli, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bhavanwadi is about 69 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhavanwadi is in Karad tehsil of Satara district. Shahuwadi is about 18 km away. Shenoli is about 31 km away. Karad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andharwadi (under 2 km), Patharwadi (under 2 km) and Maharugadewadi (under 2 km).

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

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