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About Washivali Village

Washivali is a mid sized village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 413 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Washivali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Washivali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 412803
Area (hectares) 357 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 413
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Washivali compares

By the 2011 count Washivali is the 57th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Washivali

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

Washivali lies about 46 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 33 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 Washivali
Tehsil headquarters Wai 19 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 33 km
District headquarters Satara 46 km

Villages closest to Washivali

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 Washivali

As per the Census of India 2011, Washivali village had a population of 902. That makes it the 57th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Washivali village has 413 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Washivali has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1064.

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

Washivali covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Washivali falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Washivali is Karanjadi, about 33 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 Washivali.

Washivali is about 46 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Washivali is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 19 km away. Karanjadi is about 33 km away. Satara is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondhavale (under 2 km), Vadoli (1.6 km) and Kironde (1.7 km).

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

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