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About Dakewadi Village

Dakewadi is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 289 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.63 hectares hectares.

Dakewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Patan
Area (hectares) 208.63 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 289
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,239
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakewadi compares

By the 2011 count Dakewadi is the 169th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 208.63 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1089.

Getting to Dakewadi

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

Dakewadi lies about 63 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Shirvade, about 37 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 Dakewadi
Nearest town Shahuwadi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 27 km
Nearest railway station Shirvade 37 km
District headquarters Satara 63 km

Villages closest to Dakewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakewadi village had a population of 647. That makes it the 169th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Dakewadi village has 289 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakewadi has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1089.

Dakewadi covers 208.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakewadi falls under Patan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dakewadi is Shirvade, about 37 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 Dakewadi.

Dakewadi is about 63 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakewadi is in Patan tehsil of Satara district. Shahuwadi is about 25 km away. Patan is about 27 km away. Shirvade is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalkewadi (under 2 km), Jalagewadi (under 2 km) and Jarewadi (under 2 km).

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

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