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About Dhundavade Village

Dhundavade is a mid sized village in Bavda tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 668 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1222 hectares hectares.

Dhundavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhundavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bavda
Area (hectares) 1222 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 668
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhundavade compares

By the 2011 count Dhundavade is the 5th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 1222 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dhundavade

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

Dhundavade lies about 32 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Achirne, about 28 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 Dhundavade
Tehsil headquarters Bavda 15 km
Nearest railway station Achirne 28 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 30 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 32 km

Villages closest to Dhundavade

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bavda 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 Dhundavade

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhundavade village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 5th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Dhundavade village has 668 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhundavade has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Dhundavade covers 1222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhundavade falls under Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhundavade is Achirne, about 28 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 Dhundavade.

Dhundavade is about 32 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhundavade is in Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bavda is about 15 km away. Achirne is about 28 km away. Pachgaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherivade (1.7 km), Chaudharwadi (1.7 km) and Sheloshi (2.8 km).

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

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