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About Masewadi Village

Masewadi is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,124, made up of 533 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416220
Area (hectares) 389 hectares
Population 1,124
Male Population 533
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masewadi compares

By the 2011 count Masewadi is the 34th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Masewadi

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

Masewadi lies about 56 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 46 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 Masewadi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 9.3 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 11 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 46 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 56 km

Villages closest to Masewadi

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 Masewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Masewadi village had a population of 1,124. That makes it the 34th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Masewadi village has 533 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masewadi has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

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

Masewadi covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masewadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Masewadi is Pachhapur, about 46 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 - 10 km distance for Masewadi.

Masewadi is about 56 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masewadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 9.3 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 11 km away. Pachhapur 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 Jadhewadi (under 2 km), Khoratwadi (1.7 km) and Bhavewadi (2.3 km).

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

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