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About Walwad Village

Walwad is a mid sized village in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 313 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Walwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Pincode 413409
Area (hectares) 456.75 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 313
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Walwad compares

By the 2011 count Walwad is the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 456.75 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Walwad

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

Walwad lies about 77 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pangri, about 10 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 Walwad
Nearest railway station Pangri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 20 km
District headquarters Solapur 77 km

Villages closest to Walwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Walwad village had a population of 604. That makes it the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Walwad village has 313 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walwad has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Walwad is 413409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Walwad covers 456.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Walwad falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Walwad is Pangri, about 10 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 Walwad.

Walwad is about 77 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walwad is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Pangri is about 10 km away. Barshi is about 20 km away. Solapur is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chare (2.1 km), Shirale (3.9 km) and Borgaon (4.3 km).

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

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