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About Handewadi Village

Handewadi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 197 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Handewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Handewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 197
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Handewadi compares

By the 2011 count Handewadi is the 83rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Handewadi

Handewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Handewadi 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 Handewadi from other places

Handewadi lies about 67 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 34 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 Handewadi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 12 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 14 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 34 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 67 km

Villages closest to Handewadi

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 Handewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Handewadi village had a population of 391. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Handewadi village has 197 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Handewadi has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Handewadi covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Handewadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Handewadi is Belagavi, about 34 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 Handewadi.

Handewadi is about 67 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Handewadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 12 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 14 km away. Belagavi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolindre (1.6 km), Poshratwadi (2.1 km) and Sule (2.5 km).

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

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