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About Vazare Village

Vazare is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 607 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 964.71 hectares hectares.

Vazare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vazare village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 964.71 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 607
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vazare compares

By the 2011 count Vazare is the 27th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 964.71 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Vazare

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

Vazare lies about 57 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 50 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 Vazare
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 7.7 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 18 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 50 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 57 km

Villages closest to Vazare

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 Vazare

As per the Census of India 2011, Vazare village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 27th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Vazare village has 607 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vazare has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1117.

Vazare covers 964.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vazare falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vazare is Belagavi, about 50 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 Vazare.

Vazare is about 57 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vazare is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 7.7 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 18 km away. Belagavi is about 50 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 (3.2 km), Vadakshiwale (3.5 km) and Sohale (3.6 km).

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

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