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About Poshratwadi Village

Poshratwadi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 230 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poshratwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poshratwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416504
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 230
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poshratwadi compares

By the 2011 count Poshratwadi is the 76th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Poshratwadi

Poshratwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Poshratwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Poshratwadi from other places

Poshratwadi lies about 68 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 Poshratwadi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 12 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 16 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 34 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 68 km

Villages closest to Poshratwadi

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 Poshratwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Poshratwadi village had a population of 482. That makes it the 76th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Poshratwadi village has 230 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poshratwadi has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Poshratwadi is 416504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poshratwadi covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poshratwadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Poshratwadi 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Poshratwadi.

Poshratwadi is about 68 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poshratwadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 12 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 16 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 Kolindre (under 2 km), Handewadi (2.1 km) and Kine (2.3 km).

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

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