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About Koriwade Village

Koriwade is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 418 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617 hectares hectares.

Koriwade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koriwade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 617 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 418
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koriwade compares

By the 2011 count Koriwade is the 48th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 617 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Koriwade

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

Koriwade lies about 61 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 47 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 Koriwade
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 8.2 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 23 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 47 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 61 km

Villages closest to Koriwade

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 Koriwade

As per the Census of India 2011, Koriwade village had a population of 861. That makes it the 48th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Koriwade village has 418 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koriwade has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Koriwade covers 617 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koriwade falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Koriwade is Kankavali, about 47 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 10+ km distance for Koriwade.

Koriwade is about 61 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koriwade is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 8.2 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 23 km away. Kankavali is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deokandgaon (under 2 km), Vinayakwadi (2.0 km) and Medhewadi (2.4 km).

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

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