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About Parewadi Village

Parewadi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 153 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares.

Parewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 153
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parewadi compares

By the 2011 count Parewadi is the 89th 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 205 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Parewadi

Parewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parewadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parewadi from other places

Parewadi lies about 50 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 40 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 Parewadi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 21 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 28 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 40 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 50 km

Villages closest to Parewadi

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 Parewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Parewadi village had a population of 304. That makes it the 89th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Parewadi village has 153 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parewadi has about 987 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.

Parewadi covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parewadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Parewadi is Kankavali, about 40 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 km distance for Parewadi.

Parewadi is about 50 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parewadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 21 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 28 km away. Kankavali is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dardewadi (under 2 km), Chimane (13 km) and Belewadi Hubalgi (13 km).

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

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