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About Bagavewadi Village

Bagavewadi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 83 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagavewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagavewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416614
Area (hectares) 71.71 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 83
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
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 Bagavewadi compares

By the 2011 count Bagavewadi is the 124th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 71.71 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Bagavewadi

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

Bagavewadi lies about 46 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 11 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 Bagavewadi
Nearest railway station Kankavali 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 26 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 42 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 46 km

Villages closest to Bagavewadi

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 Bagavewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagavewadi village had a population of 174. That makes it the 124th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Bagavewadi village has 83 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagavewadi has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Bagavewadi is 416614. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagavewadi covers 71.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagavewadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bagavewadi is Kankavali, about 11 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 Bagavewadi.

Bagavewadi is about 46 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagavewadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavali is about 11 km away. Malwan is about 26 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadewadi (2.0 km), Mala (4.5 km) and Parabwada (6.1 km).

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

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