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About Lakudwadi Village

Lakudwadi is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 378 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakudwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakudwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416503
Area (hectares) 150.54 hectares
Population 840
Male Population 378
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakudwadi compares

By the 2011 count Lakudwadi is the 51st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 150.54 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Lakudwadi

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

Lakudwadi lies about 66 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 34 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 Lakudwadi
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 14 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 34 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 66 km

Villages closest to Lakudwadi

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 Lakudwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakudwadi village had a population of 840. That makes it the 51st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Lakudwadi village has 378 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakudwadi has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

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

Lakudwadi covers 150.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakudwadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lakudwadi is Belagavi, about 34 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 Lakudwadi.

Lakudwadi is about 66 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakudwadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 12 km away. Ajra is about 14 km away. Belagavi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sule (2.4 km), Handewadi (2.7 km) and Kolindre (4.3 km).

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

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