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About Morewadi Village

Morewadi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 239 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416504
Area (hectares) 452 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 239
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morewadi compares

By the 2011 count Morewadi is the 78th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 452 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Morewadi

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

Morewadi lies about 73 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 Morewadi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 9.9 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 22 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 34 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 73 km

Villages closest to Morewadi

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 Morewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Morewadi village had a population of 473. That makes it the 78th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Morewadi village has 239 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morewadi has about 979 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.

The pincode recorded for Morewadi is 416504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morewadi covers 452 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Morewadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Morewadi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Morewadi.

Morewadi is about 73 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morewadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 9.9 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 22 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 Chafavade (3.7 km), Watangi (4.0 km) and Uchangi (4.7 km).

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

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