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About Bandhawadi Village

Bandhawadi is a mid sized village in Vaibhavvadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 319 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.01 hectares hectares.

Bandhawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandhawadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vaibhavvadi
Area (hectares) 324.01 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 319
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bandhawadi compares

By the 2011 count Bandhawadi is the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 324.01 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Bandhawadi

Bandhawadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bandhawadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandhawadi from other places

Bandhawadi lies about 26 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 2.0 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 Bandhawadi
Nearest railway station Kudal 2.0 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Vaibhavvadi 26 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 26 km

Villages closest to Bandhawadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vaibhavvadi 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 Bandhawadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandhawadi village had a population of 687. That makes it the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Bandhawadi village has 319 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandhawadi has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

Bandhawadi covers 324.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bandhawadi falls under Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bandhawadi is Kudal, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bandhawadi.

Bandhawadi is about 26 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandhawadi is in Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kudal is about 2.0 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 19 km away. Vaibhavvadi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbhari (3.2 km), Kumbharwadi (3.2 km) and Narkarwadi (4.0 km).

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

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