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About Bolakewadi Village

Bolakewadi is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 325 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolakewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolakewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416505
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 325
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolakewadi compares

By the 2011 count Bolakewadi is the 61st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Bolakewadi

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

Bolakewadi lies about 65 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 42 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 Bolakewadi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 1.8 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 18 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 42 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 65 km

Villages closest to Bolakewadi

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 Bolakewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolakewadi village had a population of 701. That makes it the 61st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Bolakewadi village has 325 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolakewadi has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

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

Bolakewadi covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bolakewadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bolakewadi is Belagavi, about 42 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 km distance for Bolakewadi.

Bolakewadi is about 65 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolakewadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 1.8 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 18 km away. Belagavi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatiwade (under 2 km), Chandewadi (under 2 km) and Mendholi (under 2 km).

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

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