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About Varkhadwadi Village

Varkhadwadi is a mid sized village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,095, made up of 548 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varkhadwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varkhadwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 412803
Area (hectares) 347 hectares
Population 1,095
Male Population 548
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varkhadwadi compares

By the 2011 count Varkhadwadi is the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Varkhadwadi

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

Varkhadwadi lies about 45 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 36 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 Varkhadwadi
Tehsil headquarters Wai 17 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 36 km
District headquarters Satara 45 km

Villages closest to Varkhadwadi

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 Varkhadwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Varkhadwadi village had a population of 1,095. That makes it the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Varkhadwadi village has 548 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varkhadwadi has about 998 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 1064.

The pincode recorded for Varkhadwadi is 412803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varkhadwadi covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Varkhadwadi falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Varkhadwadi is Karanjadi, about 36 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 Varkhadwadi.

Varkhadwadi is about 45 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varkhadwadi is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 17 km away. Karanjadi is about 36 km away. Satara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadkarwadi (under 2 km), Gherakelanja (under 2 km) and Vadoli (1.6 km).

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

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