About Kirave Village

Kirave is a mid sized village in Bavda tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 602 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares.

Kirave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirave village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Bavda
Area (hectares)	285 hectares
Population	1,167
Male Population	602
Female Population	565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirave compares

By the 2011 count Kirave is the 11th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kirave

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

Kirave lies about 25 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 Kirave
Tehsil headquarters	Bavda	24 km
Nearest town	Pachgaon	25 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	25 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	26 km

Villages closest to Kirave

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.

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Common questions about Kirave

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirave village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 11th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Kirave village has 602 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirave has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Kirave covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kirave falls under Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kirave is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 Kirave.

Kirave is about 25 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirave is in Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bavda is about 24 km away. Pachgaon is about 25 km away. Kolhapur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.