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About Awade Village

Awade is a small village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 80 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Pincode 416512
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 80
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Awade compares

By the 2011 count Awade is the 51st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Awade

The census records public bus service for Awade as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Awade from other places

Awade lies about 14 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 23 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 Awade
District headquarters Sindhudurg 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 20 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 22 km
Nearest railway station Madure 23 km

Villages closest to Awade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awade village had a population of 157. That makes it the 51st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Awade village has 80 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awade has about 962 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 1040.

The pincode recorded for Awade is 416512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awade covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Awade falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Awade is Madure, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Awade.

Awade is about 14 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awade is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 14 km away. Dodamarg is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbhavade (under 2 km), Khadpade (2.4 km) and Bhekurli (3.2 km).

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

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