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About Nivade Village

Nivade is a mid sized village in Bavda tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 632 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares.

Nivade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nivade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bavda
Area (hectares) 486 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 632
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nivade compares

By the 2011 count Nivade is the 6th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Nivade

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

Nivade lies about 28 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 29 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 Nivade
Tehsil headquarters Bavda 21 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 26 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 28 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 29 km

Villages closest to Nivade

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 Nivade

As per the Census of India 2011, Nivade village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 6th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Nivade village has 632 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nivade has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Nivade covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nivade falls under Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nivade is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 29 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 Nivade.

Nivade is about 28 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nivade is in Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bavda is about 21 km away. Shahuwadi is about 26 km away. Kolhapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salwan (under 2 km), Tisangi (1.7 km) and Margewadi (1.9 km).

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

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