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About Pingalwadi Village

Pingalwadi is a small village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 87 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1207.88 hectares hectares.

Pingalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pingalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 1207.88 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 87
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pingalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Pingalwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 1207.88 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Pingalwadi

Pingalwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pingalwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pingalwadi from other places

Pingalwadi lies about 71 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kasara, 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 Pingalwadi
Nearest railway station Kasara 10 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 23 km
District headquarters Thane 71 km

Villages closest to Pingalwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pingalwadi village had a population of 162. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Pingalwadi village has 87 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pingalwadi has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Pingalwadi covers 1207.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pingalwadi falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pingalwadi is Kasara, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pingalwadi.

Pingalwadi is about 71 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pingalwadi is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Kasara is about 10 km away. Igatpuri is about 16 km away. Shahapur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakane (2.2 km), Vashala Bk (3.3 km) and Vashala Kh (3.3 km).

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

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