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About Paratavadi Village

Paratavadi is a small village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 209 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.18 hectares hectares.

Paratavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paratavadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Area (hectares) 306.18 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 209
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paratavadi compares

By the 2011 count Paratavadi is the 92nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 306.18 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 1064.

Getting to Paratavadi

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

Paratavadi lies about 41 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 35 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 Paratavadi
Tehsil headquarters Wai 17 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 35 km
District headquarters Satara 41 km

Villages closest to Paratavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paratavadi village had a population of 442. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Paratavadi village has 209 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paratavadi has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1064.

Paratavadi covers 306.18 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.

Paratavadi falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Paratavadi is Karanjadi, about 35 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 Paratavadi.

Paratavadi is about 41 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paratavadi is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 17 km away. Karanjadi is about 35 km away. Satara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rautwadi (under 2 km), Nandgane (under 2 km) and Balakavadi (under 2 km).

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

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