About Garwad Village

Garwad is a large village in Malshiras tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,221, made up of 1,150 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3253 hectares hectares.

Garwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garwad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Malshiras
Area (hectares)	3253 hectares
Population	2,221
Male Population	1,150
Female Population	1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garwad compares

By the 2011 count Garwad is the 74th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents. Its 3253 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 921.

Getting to Garwad

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

Garwad lies about 32 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Hotgi Junction, about 33 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 Garwad
Nearest town	Tuljāpur	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malshiras	32 km
District headquarters	Solapur	32 km
Nearest railway station	Hotgi Junction	33 km

Villages closest to Garwad

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

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Common questions about Garwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Garwad village had a population of 2,221. That makes it the 74th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents.

Garwad village has 1,150 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garwad has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Garwad covers 3253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garwad falls under Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Garwad is Hotgi Junction, about 33 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 Garwad.

Garwad is about 32 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garwad is in Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district. Tuljāpur is about 27 km away. Malshiras is about 32 km away. Solapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.