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About Gatachiwadi Village

Gatachiwadi is a mid sized village in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 405 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531 hectares hectares.

Gatachiwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatachiwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Area (hectares) 531 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 405
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gatachiwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gatachiwadi is the 107th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 531 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Gatachiwadi

Gatachiwadi 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 Gatachiwadi 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 Gatachiwadi from other places

Gatachiwadi lies about 70 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Barsi Town, about 3.2 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 Gatachiwadi
Nearest railway station Barsi Town 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 4.4 km
District headquarters Solapur 70 km

Villages closest to Gatachiwadi

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 Gatachiwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatachiwadi village had a population of 785. That makes it the 107th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Gatachiwadi village has 405 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatachiwadi has about 938 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.

Gatachiwadi covers 531 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gatachiwadi falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gatachiwadi is Barsi Town, about 3.2 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 Gatachiwadi.

Gatachiwadi is about 70 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatachiwadi is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Barsi Town is about 3.2 km away. Barshi is about 4.4 km away. Solapur is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhoyare (2.3 km), Tadsoudne (2.6 km) and Jamgaon (2.7 km).

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

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