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About Dhondewadi Village

Dhondewadi is a large village in Karad tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,179, made up of 1,598 males and 1,581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.34 hectares hectares.

Dhondewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhondewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Karad
Area (hectares) 590.34 hectares
Population 3,179
Male Population 1,598
Female Population 1,581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhondewadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhondewadi is the 45th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 590.34 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

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 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 58 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 15 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 town Malkapur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Karad 14 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 15 km
District headquarters Satara 58 km

Villages closest to Dhondewadi

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 Dhondewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhondewadi village had a population of 3,179. That makes it the 45th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Dhondewadi village has 1,598 males and 1,581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhondewadi has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Dhondewadi covers 590.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhondewadi falls under Karad tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhondewadi is Shenoli, about 15 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 km distance for Dhondewadi.

Dhondewadi is about 58 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 Karad tehsil of Satara district. Malkapur is about 11 km away. Karad is about 14 km away. Shenoli 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 Gondi (under 2 km), Ond (under 2 km) and Ondosha (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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