About Bidwadi Village

Bidwadi is a mid sized village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,647, made up of 796 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1778 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Kankavli
Pincode	416602
Area (hectares)	1778 hectares
Population	1,647
Male Population	796
Female Population	851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bidwadi compares

By the 2011 count Bidwadi is the 17th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 1778 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bidwadi

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

Bidwadi lies about 44 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 2.2 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 Bidwadi
Tehsil headquarters	Kankavli	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Kankavali	2.2 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	43 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	44 km

Villages closest to Bidwadi

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

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Common questions about Bidwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidwadi village had a population of 1,647. That makes it the 17th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Bidwadi village has 796 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidwadi has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bidwadi is 416602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidwadi covers 1778 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bidwadi falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bidwadi is Kankavali, about 2.2 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 Bidwadi.

Bidwadi is about 44 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidwadi is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavli is about under 2 km away. Kankavali is about 2.2 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.