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About Dardewadi Village

Dardewadi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 198 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dardewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dardewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416505
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 198
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dardewadi compares

By the 2011 count Dardewadi is the 87th 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 305 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Dardewadi

Dardewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dardewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dardewadi from other places

Dardewadi 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 Dardewadi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 21 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 28 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 40 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 50 km

Villages closest to Dardewadi

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 Dardewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dardewadi village had a population of 367. That makes it the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Dardewadi village has 198 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dardewadi has about 854 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 Dardewadi is 416505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dardewadi covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dardewadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dardewadi 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 - 10 km distance for Dardewadi.

Dardewadi 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.

Dardewadi 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 Parewadi (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 Dardewadi today is likely to be higher.

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