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About Kalnakwadi Village

Kalnakwadi is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,992, made up of 1,013 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalnakwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalnakwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Pincode 416209
Area (hectares) 303.1 hectares
Population 1,992
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalnakwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kalnakwadi is the 18th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 303.1 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Kalnakwadi

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

Kalnakwadi lies about 40 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 41 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 Kalnakwadi
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 11 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 25 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 40 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 41 km

Villages closest to Kalnakwadi

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 Kalnakwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalnakwadi village had a population of 1,992. That makes it the 18th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Kalnakwadi village has 1,013 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalnakwadi 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 Kalnakwadi is 416209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalnakwadi covers 303.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalnakwadi falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalnakwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 41 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 km distance for Kalnakwadi.

Kalnakwadi is about 40 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalnakwadi is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 11 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 25 km away. Kolhapur 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 Ambavane (1.6 km), Madilge Kh (1.9 km) and Nilpan (2.7 km).

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

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