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About Hedvade Village

Hedvade is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,598, made up of 786 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 619.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hedvade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hedvade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Pincode 416209
Area (hectares) 619.34 hectares
Population 1,598
Male Population 786
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hedvade compares

By the 2011 count Hedvade is the 28th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 619.34 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Hedvade

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

Hedvade lies about 45 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Nandgaon Road, 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 Hedvade
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 9.2 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 30 km
Nearest railway station Nandgaon Road 39 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 45 km

Villages closest to Hedvade

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 Hedvade

As per the Census of India 2011, Hedvade village had a population of 1,598. That makes it the 28th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Hedvade village has 786 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hedvade has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Hedvade covers 619.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hedvade falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hedvade is Nandgaon Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hedvade.

Hedvade is about 45 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hedvade is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 9.2 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 30 km away. Nandgaon Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelewadi Todalewadi (under 2 km), Palewadi (under 2 km) and Girgaon (under 2 km).

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

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