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About Golewadi Village

Golewadi is a small village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 199 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 412803
Area (hectares) 459 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 199
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golewadi compares

By the 2011 count Golewadi is the 101st 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 459 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Golewadi

Golewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Golewadi from other places

Golewadi lies about 42 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Diwankhavati, 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 Golewadi
Tehsil headquarters Wai 20 km
Nearest railway station Diwankhavati 32 km
District headquarters Satara 42 km

Villages closest to Golewadi

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 Golewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Golewadi village had a population of 376. That makes it the 101st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Golewadi village has 199 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golewadi has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1064.

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

Golewadi covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golewadi falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Golewadi is Diwankhavati, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Golewadi.

Golewadi is about 42 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golewadi is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 20 km away. Diwankhavati is about 32 km away. Satara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulumb (under 2 km), Ulumb (under 2 km) and Balakavadi (1.9 km).

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

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