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About Pargaonkarwadi Village

Pargaonkarwadi is a small village in Bavda tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 192 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1627 hectares hectares.

Pargaonkarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pargaonkarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bavda
Area (hectares) 1627 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 192
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
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 Pargaonkarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Pargaonkarwadi is the 37th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 1627 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Pargaonkarwadi

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

Pargaonkarwadi lies about 69 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 4.1 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 Pargaonkarwadi
Nearest railway station Kankavali 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bavda 30 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 44 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 69 km

Villages closest to Pargaonkarwadi

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 Pargaonkarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pargaonkarwadi village had a population of 398. That makes it the 37th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Pargaonkarwadi village has 192 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pargaonkarwadi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Pargaonkarwadi covers 1627 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pargaonkarwadi falls under Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pargaonkarwadi is Kankavali, about 4.1 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 Pargaonkarwadi.

Pargaonkarwadi is about 69 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pargaonkarwadi is in Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kankavali is about 4.1 km away. Bavda is about 30 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mhalunge (25 km), Lakhamapur (30 km) and Gagan Bavda (30 km).

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

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