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About Kherivade Village

Kherivade is a mid sized village in Bavda tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 353 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.67 hectares hectares.

Kherivade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherivade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bavda
Area (hectares) 390.67 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 353
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherivade compares

By the 2011 count Kherivade is the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 390.67 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kherivade

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

Kherivade lies about 33 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Achirne, about 26 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 Kherivade
Tehsil headquarters Bavda 13 km
Nearest railway station Achirne 26 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 31 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 33 km

Villages closest to Kherivade

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 Kherivade

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherivade village had a population of 703. That makes it the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Kherivade village has 353 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherivade has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Kherivade covers 390.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherivade falls under Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kherivade is Achirne, about 26 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 Kherivade.

Kherivade is about 33 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherivade is in Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bavda is about 13 km away. Achirne is about 26 km away. Pachgaon is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sheloshi (under 2 km), Dhundavade (1.7 km) and Patilwadi (2.1 km).

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

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