About Kowade Village

Kowade is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,803, made up of 848 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kowade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kowade village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Ajra
Pincode	416503
Area (hectares)	728 hectares
Population	1,803
Male Population	848
Female Population	955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,126
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kowade compares

By the 2011 count Kowade is the 11th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 728 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Kowade

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

Kowade lies about 60 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 Kowade
Tehsil headquarters	Ajra	8.7 km
Nearest town	Gadhinglaj	10 km
Nearest railway station	Belagavi	42 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	60 km

Villages closest to Kowade

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.

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Common questions about Kowade

As per the Census of India 2011, Kowade village had a population of 1,803. That makes it the 11th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Kowade village has 848 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kowade has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Kowade is 416503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kowade covers 728 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kowade falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kowade 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 10+ km distance for Kowade.

Kowade is about 60 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kowade is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 8.7 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 10 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.