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About Gangewadi Village

Gangewadi is a mid sized village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 479 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1814 hectares hectares.

Gangewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur South
Area (hectares) 1814 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 479
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangewadi compares

By the 2011 count Gangewadi is the 78th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 1814 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gangewadi

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

Gangewadi lies about 20 km from Solapur. 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 Gangewadi
Tehsil headquarters Solapur South 20 km
District headquarters Solapur 20 km
Nearest town Sholapur 20 km

Villages closest to Gangewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Solapur South 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 Gangewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangewadi village had a population of 963. That makes it the 78th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Gangewadi village has 479 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangewadi has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Gangewadi covers 1814 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangewadi falls under Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gangewadi notes the nearest railway station 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 Gangewadi.

Gangewadi is about 20 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangewadi is in Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district. Solapur South is about 20 km away. Solapur is about 20 km away. Sholapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasegaon (5.7 km), Mulegaon (7.7 km) and Mulegaon Tanda (7.7 km).

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

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