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About Ghadgewadi Village

Ghadgewadi is a small village in Khandala tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 205 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.16 hectares hectares.

Ghadgewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghadgewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khandala
Area (hectares) 306.16 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 205
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghadgewadi compares

By the 2011 count Ghadgewadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 306.16 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 950.

Getting to Ghadgewadi

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

Ghadgewadi 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 Ghadgewadi
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 Ghadgewadi

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.

Common questions about Ghadgewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghadgewadi village had a population of 415. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Ghadgewadi village has 205 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghadgewadi has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Ghadgewadi covers 306.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghadgewadi falls under Khandala tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghadgewadi is Palasdhari Station, about 12 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 Ghadgewadi.

Ghadgewadi 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.

Ghadgewadi 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.

The closest recorded villages are Balu Patlachiwadi (under 2 km), Bavkalwadi (under 2 km) and Dhawadwadi (under 2 km).

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

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