About Birwadi Village

Birwadi is a large village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,415, made up of 1,775 males and 1,640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1614 hectares hectares.

Birwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Shahapur
Area (hectares)	1614 hectares
Population	3,415
Male Population	1,775
Female Population	1,640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birwadi compares

By the 2011 count Birwadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 1614 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Birwadi

Birwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birwadi from other places

Birwadi lies about 15 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Bhivandi Road, about 3.7 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 Birwadi
Nearest town	Bhiwandi	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Bhivandi Road	3.7 km
District headquarters	Thane	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahapur	33 km

Villages closest to Birwadi

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.

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Common questions about Birwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Birwadi village had a population of 3,415. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Birwadi village has 1,775 males and 1,640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birwadi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Birwadi covers 1614 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birwadi falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Birwadi is Bhivandi Road, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Birwadi.

Birwadi is about 15 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birwadi is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Bhiwandi is about under 2 km away. Bhivandi Road is about 3.7 km away. Thane is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.