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About Karpewadi Dhumala Village

Karpewadi Dhumala is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 297 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.01 hectares hectares.

Karpewadi Dhumala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karpewadi Dhumala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 252.01 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 297
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karpewadi Dhumala compares

By the 2011 count Karpewadi Dhumala is the 65th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 252.01 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Karpewadi Dhumala

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

Karpewadi Dhumala lies about 53 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 49 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 Karpewadi Dhumala
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 12 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 49 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 53 km

Villages closest to Karpewadi Dhumala

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 Karpewadi Dhumala

As per the Census of India 2011, Karpewadi Dhumala village had a population of 645. That makes it the 65th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Karpewadi Dhumala village has 297 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karpewadi Dhumala has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Karpewadi Dhumala covers 252.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karpewadi Dhumala falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karpewadi Dhumala is Pachhapur, about 49 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 Karpewadi Dhumala.

Karpewadi Dhumala is about 53 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karpewadi Dhumala is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 12 km away. Ajra is about 12 km away. Pachhapur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honyali (under 2 km), Chavhanwadi (1.7 km) and Bhavewadi (2.1 km).

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

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