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About Chandewadi Village

Chandewadi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 194 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416505
Area (hectares) 137.1 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 194
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
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 Chandewadi compares

By the 2011 count Chandewadi is the 81st 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 137.1 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Chandewadi

Chandewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandewadi 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 Chandewadi from other places

Chandewadi lies about 64 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 43 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 Chandewadi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 1.5 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 18 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 43 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 64 km

Villages closest to Chandewadi

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 Chandewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandewadi village had a population of 404. That makes it the 81st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Chandewadi village has 194 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandewadi has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1117.

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

Chandewadi covers 137.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandewadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chandewadi is Belagavi, about 43 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 Chandewadi.

Chandewadi is about 64 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandewadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 1.5 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 18 km away. Belagavi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sulgaon (under 2 km), Hatiwade (under 2 km) and Bolakewadi (under 2 km).

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

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