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About Bhatwadi Village

Bhatwadi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 206 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416614
Area (hectares) 241.9 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 206
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatwadi compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwadi is the 84th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 241.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Bhatwadi

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

Bhatwadi lies about 38 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 Bhatwadi
Nearest railway station Kudal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 19 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 27 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 38 km

Villages closest to Bhatwadi

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 Bhatwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwadi village had a population of 440. That makes it the 84th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Bhatwadi village has 206 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwadi has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

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

Bhatwadi covers 241.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatwadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhatwadi 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 Bhatwadi.

Bhatwadi is about 38 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatwadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kudal is about 16 km away. Malwan is about 19 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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