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About Pirawadi Village

Pirawadi is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 284 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.46 hectares hectares.

Pirawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirawadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 59.46 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 284
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirawadi compares

By the 2011 count Pirawadi is the 60th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 59.46 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Pirawadi

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

Pirawadi lies about 52 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 13 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 Pirawadi
Nearest railway station Kankavali 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 29 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 48 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 52 km

Villages closest to Pirawadi

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 Pirawadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirawadi village had a population of 581. That makes it the 60th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Pirawadi village has 284 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirawadi has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

Pirawadi covers 59.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirawadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pirawadi is Kankavali, about 13 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 Pirawadi.

Pirawadi is about 52 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirawadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavali is about 13 km away. Malwan is about 29 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parabwada (under 2 km), Sadewadi (5.6 km) and Bagavewadi (6.1 km).

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

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