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About Ghadiwadi Village

Ghadiwadi is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 351 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghadiwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghadiwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416612
Area (hectares) 500.86 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 351
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghadiwadi compares

By the 2011 count Ghadiwadi is the 53rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 500.86 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Ghadiwadi

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

Ghadiwadi lies about 37 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, 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 Ghadiwadi
Nearest railway station Kudal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 20 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 26 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 37 km

Villages closest to Ghadiwadi

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 Ghadiwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghadiwadi village had a population of 678. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Ghadiwadi village has 351 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghadiwadi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Ghadiwadi is 416612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghadiwadi covers 500.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghadiwadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghadiwadi is Kudal, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghadiwadi.

Ghadiwadi is about 37 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghadiwadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kudal is about 16 km away. Malwan is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaudwadi (under 2 km), Bagadwadi (under 2 km) and Bagwadi (under 2 km).

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

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