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About Khadpade Village

Khadpade is a small village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 40 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 650 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.08 hectares hectares.

Khadpade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khadpade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Area (hectares) 406.08 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 40
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 650
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 Khadpade compares

By the 2011 count Khadpade is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 406.08 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1040.

Getting to Khadpade

Khadpade is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khadpade 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 Khadpade from other places

Khadpade lies about 13 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 21 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 Khadpade
District headquarters Sindhudurg 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 18 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 20 km
Nearest railway station Madure 21 km

Villages closest to Khadpade

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 Khadpade

As per the Census of India 2011, Khadpade village had a population of 66. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Khadpade village has 40 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khadpade has about 650 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Khadpade covers 406.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khadpade falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khadpade is Madure, about 21 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 Khadpade.

Khadpade is about 13 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khadpade is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 13 km away. Dodamarg is about 18 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 20 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 (2.4 km), Awade (2.4 km) and Bhekurli (2.9 km).

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

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