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About Pondhvadi Village

Pondhvadi is a mid sized village in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 928 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1221.8 hectares hectares.

Pondhvadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondhvadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Karmala
Area (hectares) 1221.8 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 928
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pondhvadi compares

By the 2011 count Pondhvadi is the 52nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 1221.8 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Pondhvadi

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

Pondhvadi lies about 120 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pophlaj, 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 Pondhvadi
Nearest railway station Pophlaj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Karmala 16 km
Nearest town Karmāla 16 km
District headquarters Solapur 120 km

Villages closest to Pondhvadi

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 Pondhvadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondhvadi village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Pondhvadi village has 928 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondhvadi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Pondhvadi covers 1221.8 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.

Pondhvadi falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pondhvadi is Pophlaj, 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 Pondhvadi.

Pondhvadi is about 120 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondhvadi is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Pophlaj is about 10 km away. Karmala is about 16 km away. Karmāla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vihal (2.8 km), Korti (4.2 km) and Manjargaon (5.1 km).

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

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