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About Bhogalewadi Village

Bhogalewadi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 87 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.96 hectares hectares.

Bhogalewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhogalewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 280.96 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 87
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
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 Bhogalewadi compares

By the 2011 count Bhogalewadi is the 118th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 280.96 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Bhogalewadi

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

Bhogalewadi lies about 12 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 16 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 Bhogalewadi
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 12 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 16 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 40 km

Villages closest to Bhogalewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhogalewadi village had a population of 190. That makes it the 118th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Bhogalewadi village has 87 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhogalewadi has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Bhogalewadi covers 280.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhogalewadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhogalewadi is Sindhudurg, about 16 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 Bhogalewadi.

Bhogalewadi is about 12 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhogalewadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 12 km away. Sindhudurg is about 16 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anganewadi (under 2 km), Bilvas (1.7 km) and Khervand (1.7 km).

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

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