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About Maskarwadi Village

Maskarwadi is a mid sized village in Karad tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 250 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maskarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maskarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Karad
Pincode 415520
Area (hectares) 313 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 250
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maskarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Maskarwadi is the 173rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Maskarwadi

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

Maskarwadi lies about 72 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 26 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 Maskarwadi
Nearest town Shahuwadi 20 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Karad 30 km
District headquarters Satara 72 km

Villages closest to Maskarwadi

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 Maskarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Maskarwadi village had a population of 551. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Maskarwadi village has 250 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maskarwadi has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Maskarwadi is 415520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maskarwadi covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maskarwadi falls under Karad tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Maskarwadi is Shenoli, about 26 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 Maskarwadi.

Maskarwadi is about 72 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maskarwadi is in Karad tehsil of Satara district. Shahuwadi is about 20 km away. Shenoli is about 26 km away. Karad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navin Gaonthun Gharewadi (1.9 km), Julewadi (2.6 km) and Nigadi (3.0 km).

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

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