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About Bahirewadi Village

Bahirewadi is a large village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,446, made up of 1,745 males and 1,701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahirewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahirewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416220
Area (hectares) 1399 hectares
Population 3,446
Male Population 1,745
Female Population 1,701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahirewadi compares

By the 2011 count Bahirewadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 1399 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 Bahirewadi

Bahirewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahirewadi 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 Bahirewadi from other places

Bahirewadi lies about 47 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 44 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 Bahirewadi
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 21 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 44 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 47 km

Villages closest to Bahirewadi

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 Bahirewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahirewadi village had a population of 3,446. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Bahirewadi village has 1,745 males and 1,701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahirewadi has about 975 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 Bahirewadi is 416220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahirewadi covers 1399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahirewadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bahirewadi is Parakanahatti, about 44 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 Bahirewadi.

Bahirewadi is about 47 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahirewadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 7.4 km away. Ajra is about 21 km away. Parakanahatti is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mumewadi (4.1 km), Uttur (7.0 km) and Dhamane (7.7 km).

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

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