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About Devakewadi Village

Devakewadi is a small village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 208 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devakewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devakewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Pincode 416209
Area (hectares) 194.48 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 208
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devakewadi compares

By the 2011 count Devakewadi is the 100th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 194.48 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Devakewadi

Devakewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Devakewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Devakewadi from other places

Devakewadi lies about 47 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Nandgaon Road, about 40 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 Devakewadi
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 7.0 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 29 km
Nearest railway station Nandgaon Road 40 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 47 km

Villages closest to Devakewadi

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 Devakewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Devakewadi village had a population of 409. That makes it the 100th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Devakewadi village has 208 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devakewadi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Devakewadi is 416209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devakewadi covers 194.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devakewadi falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Devakewadi is Nandgaon Road, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance for Devakewadi.

Devakewadi is about 47 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devakewadi is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 7.0 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 29 km away. Nandgaon Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girgaon (under 2 km), Hedvade (2.2 km) and Shengaon (2.5 km).

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

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