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About Varachichawadi Village

Varachichawadi is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 354 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.11 hectares hectares.

Varachichawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varachichawadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 511.11 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 354
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varachichawadi compares

By the 2011 count Varachichawadi is the 46th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 511.11 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Varachichawadi

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

Varachichawadi lies about 18 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 25 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 Varachichawadi
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 18 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 25 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 51 km

Villages closest to Varachichawadi

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 Varachichawadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Varachichawadi village had a population of 734. That makes it the 46th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Varachichawadi village has 354 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varachichawadi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Varachichawadi covers 511.11 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.

Varachichawadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Varachichawadi is Sindhudurg, about 25 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 Varachichawadi.

Varachichawadi is about 18 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varachichawadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 18 km away. Sindhudurg is about 25 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wayangani (5.5 km), Masure (6.3 km) and Khanjanwadi (7.1 km).

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

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