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About Vinayakwadi Village

Vinayakwadi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 199 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares.

Vinayakwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vinayakwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 199
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Vinayakwadi compares

By the 2011 count Vinayakwadi is the 85th 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 294 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Vinayakwadi

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

Vinayakwadi lies about 63 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 46 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 Vinayakwadi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 9.3 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 25 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 46 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 63 km

Villages closest to Vinayakwadi

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 Vinayakwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Vinayakwadi village had a population of 386. That makes it the 85th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Vinayakwadi village has 199 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vinayakwadi has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Vinayakwadi covers 294 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.

Vinayakwadi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vinayakwadi is Kankavali, about 46 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 Vinayakwadi.

Vinayakwadi is about 63 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vinayakwadi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 9.3 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 25 km away. Kankavali is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deokandgaon (under 2 km), Medhewadi (under 2 km) and Koriwade (2.0 km).

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

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