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About Parwadi Village

Parwadi is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 451 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.24 hectares hectares.

Parwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 346.24 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 451
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parwadi compares

By the 2011 count Parwadi is the 34th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 346.24 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Parwadi

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

Parwadi lies about 13 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, 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 Parwadi
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 13 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 33 km

Villages closest to Parwadi

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 Parwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Parwadi village had a population of 942. That makes it the 34th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Parwadi village has 451 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parwadi has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

Parwadi covers 346.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parwadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

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

Parwadi is about 13 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parwadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 11 km away. Malwan is about 13 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kava (under 2 km), Kunkavale (under 2 km) and Tembwadi (under 2 km).

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

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