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About Garalewadi Village

Garalewadi is a mid sized village in Khatav tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 441 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garalewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garalewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khatav
Pincode 415312
Area (hectares) 677 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 441
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garalewadi compares

By the 2011 count Garalewadi is the 88th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 677 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 1035.

Getting to Garalewadi

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

Garalewadi lies about 28 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Chiplun, about 32 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 Garalewadi
Nearest town Koynanagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khatav 28 km
District headquarters Satara 28 km
Nearest railway station Chiplun 32 km

Villages closest to Garalewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garalewadi village had a population of 941. That makes it the 88th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Garalewadi village has 441 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garalewadi has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Garalewadi is 415312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garalewadi covers 677 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.

Garalewadi falls under Khatav tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Garalewadi is Chiplun, about 32 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 Garalewadi.

Garalewadi is about 28 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garalewadi is in Khatav tehsil of Satara district. Koynanagar is about 13 km away. Khatav is about 28 km away. Satara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamathi T Parali (under 2 km), Kokarale (under 2 km) and Yaralwadi (under 2 km).

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

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