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About Chavhanwadi Village

Chavhanwadi is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 355 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,372 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chavhanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chavhanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416220
Area (hectares) 281.64 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 355
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,372
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chavhanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Chavhanwadi is the 50th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 281.64 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Chavhanwadi

Chavhanwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chavhanwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chavhanwadi from other places

Chavhanwadi lies about 51 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 49 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 Chavhanwadi
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 14 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 49 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 51 km

Villages closest to Chavhanwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chavhanwadi village had a population of 842. That makes it the 50th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Chavhanwadi village has 355 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chavhanwadi has about 1372 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Chavhanwadi is 416220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chavhanwadi covers 281.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chavhanwadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chavhanwadi is Pachhapur, about 49 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 <5 km distance for Chavhanwadi.

Chavhanwadi is about 51 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chavhanwadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 12 km away. Ajra is about 14 km away. Pachhapur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karpewadi Dhumala (1.7 km), Uttur (2.5 km) and Honyali (2.6 km).

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

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