About Bavkalwadi Village

Bavkalwadi is a mid sized village in Khandala tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 503 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares.

Bavkalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bavkalwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Tehsil	Khandala
Area (hectares)	524 hectares
Population	937
Male Population	503
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bavkalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Bavkalwadi is the 44th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 950.

Getting to Bavkalwadi

Bavkalwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bavkalwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bavkalwadi from other places

Bavkalwadi lies about 147 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Palasdhari Station, about 12 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 Bavkalwadi
Nearest railway station	Palasdhari Station	12 km
Nearest town	Karjat	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khandala	18 km
District headquarters	Satara	147 km

Villages closest to Bavkalwadi

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

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Common questions about Bavkalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bavkalwadi village had a population of 937. That makes it the 44th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Bavkalwadi village has 503 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bavkalwadi has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Bavkalwadi covers 524 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.

Bavkalwadi falls under Khandala tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bavkalwadi is Palasdhari Station, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Bavkalwadi.

Bavkalwadi is about 147 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bavkalwadi is in Khandala tehsil of Satara district. Palasdhari Station is about 12 km away. Karjat is about 13 km away. Khandala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.