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About Zagalwadi Village

Zagalwadi is a small village in Khandala tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 214 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares.

Zagalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zagalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khandala
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 214
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zagalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Zagalwadi is the 62nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 950.

Getting to Zagalwadi

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

Zagalwadi 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 Zagalwadi
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 Zagalwadi

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 Zagalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Zagalwadi village had a population of 418. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Zagalwadi village has 214 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zagalwadi has about 953 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 950.

Zagalwadi covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Zagalwadi falls under Khandala tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Zagalwadi 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 Zagalwadi.

Zagalwadi 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.

Zagalwadi 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 Zagalwadi today is likely to be higher.

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