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About Morewadi Village

Morewadi is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 405 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.51 hectares hectares.

Morewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Area (hectares) 135.51 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 405
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morewadi compares

By the 2011 count Morewadi is the 65th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 135.51 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Morewadi

Morewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Morewadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Morewadi from other places

Morewadi lies about 73 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 34 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 Morewadi
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 27 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 34 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 73 km

Villages closest to Morewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morewadi village had a population of 836. That makes it the 65th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Morewadi village has 405 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morewadi has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Morewadi covers 135.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Morewadi falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Morewadi is Belagavi, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance for Morewadi.

Morewadi is about 73 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morewadi is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 22 km away. Bhudargad is about 27 km away. Belagavi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chivale (5.0 km), Khanapur (9.8 km) and Devarde (14 km).

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

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