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About Dhangarwadi Village

Dhangarwadi is a small village in Mahabaleshwar tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 246 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Mahabaleshwar
Pincode 412806
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 246
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhangarwadi is the 28th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Dhangarwadi

Dhangarwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhangarwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhangarwadi from other places

Dhangarwadi lies about 48 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 14 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 Dhangarwadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 14 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahabaleshwar 23 km
District headquarters Satara 48 km

Villages closest to Dhangarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangarwadi village had a population of 491. That makes it the 28th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Dhangarwadi village has 246 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangarwadi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Dhangarwadi is 412806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangarwadi covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhangarwadi falls under Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhangarwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhangarwadi.

Dhangarwadi is about 48 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangarwadi is in Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district. Kalambani Budruk is about 14 km away. Chiplūn is about 21 km away. Mahabaleshwar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umbari (3.3 km), Shindi (3.6 km) and Chakdev (3.8 km).

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

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