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About Awandi Village

Awandi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 148 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awandi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416505
Area (hectares) 1288 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 148
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Awandi compares

By the 2011 count Awandi is the 91st 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 1288 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Awandi

Awandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Awandi 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. The nearest villages by name are Ajra, Alyachiwadi, Ambade and Ardal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Awandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Awandi village had a population of 281. That makes it the 91st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Awandi village has 148 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awandi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Awandi is 416505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awandi covers 1288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Awandi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Awandi notes the nearest railway station 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 Awandi.

Awandi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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