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About Kolwihir Village

Kolwihir is a small village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 67 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolwihir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolwihir village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Pincode 444101
Area (hectares) 164.55 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 67
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolwihir compares

By the 2011 count Kolwihir is the 130th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 164.55 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 958.

Getting to Kolwihir

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

Kolwihir lies about 46 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Akot, about 4.6 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 Kolwihir
Nearest railway station Akot 4.6 km
District headquarters Akola 46 km

Villages closest to Kolwihir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolwihir village had a population of 126. That makes it the 130th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Kolwihir village has 67 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolwihir has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kolwihir is 444101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolwihir covers 164.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolwihir falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolwihir is Akot, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolwihir.

Kolwihir is about 46 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolwihir is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Akot is about 4.6 km away. Akola is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchkhed Bk (under 2 km), Chinchkhed Kh (under 2 km) and Wadali Satwai (under 2 km).

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

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