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About Gharatwadi Village

Gharatwadi is a small village in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 220 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares.

Gharatwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharatwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Karmala
Area (hectares) 450 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 220
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharatwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gharatwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gharatwadi

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

Gharatwadi lies about 130 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Jinti Road, about 6.3 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 Gharatwadi
Nearest railway station Jinti Road 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Karmala 30 km
Nearest town Karmāla 30 km
District headquarters Solapur 130 km

Villages closest to Gharatwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharatwadi village had a population of 424. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Gharatwadi village has 220 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharatwadi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Gharatwadi covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gharatwadi falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gharatwadi is Jinti Road, about 6.3 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 Gharatwadi.

Gharatwadi is about 130 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharatwadi is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Jinti Road is about 6.3 km away. Karmala is about 30 km away. Karmāla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbhargaon (2.6 km), Delwadi (3.2 km) and Bhilarwadi (3.8 km).

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

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