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About Chikkewadi Village

Chikkewadi is a small village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 15 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733.42 hectares hectares.

Chikkewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Area (hectares) 733.42 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 15
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Chikkewadi compares

By the 2011 count Chikkewadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 733.42 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chikkewadi

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

Chikkewadi lies about 38 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 39 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 Chikkewadi
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 15 km
Nearest town Nipāni 29 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 38 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 39 km

Villages closest to Chikkewadi

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 Chikkewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkewadi village had a population of 28. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Chikkewadi village has 15 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkewadi has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Chikkewadi covers 733.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikkewadi falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chikkewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 39 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 Chikkewadi.

Chikkewadi is about 38 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkewadi is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 15 km away. Nipāni is about 29 km away. Kolhapur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikkewadi (under 2 km), Nadhavade (1.6 km) and Pachavade (2.1 km).

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

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