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About Mahagondwadi Village

Mahagondwadi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 166 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.29 hectares hectares.

Mahagondwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagondwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 168.29 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 166
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
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 Mahagondwadi compares

By the 2011 count Mahagondwadi is the 88th 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 168.29 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Mahagondwadi

Mahagondwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahagondwadi 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 Mahagondwadi from other places

Mahagondwadi lies about 54 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 51 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 Mahagondwadi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 10 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 15 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 51 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 54 km

Villages closest to Mahagondwadi

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 Mahagondwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahagondwadi village had a population of 359. That makes it the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Mahagondwadi village has 166 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagondwadi has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Mahagondwadi covers 168.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahagondwadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahagondwadi is Belagavi, about 51 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 Mahagondwadi.

Mahagondwadi is about 54 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahagondwadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 10 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 15 km away. Belagavi is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahagond (under 2 km), Vadakshiwale (1.6 km) and Chimane (1.8 km).

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

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