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About Karivade Village

Karivade is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 317 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1073 hectares hectares.

Karivade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karivade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Area (hectares) 1073 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 317
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karivade compares

By the 2011 count Karivade is the 80th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 1073 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Karivade

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

Karivade lies about 63 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, 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 Karivade
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 12 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 30 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 40 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 63 km

Villages closest to Karivade

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 Karivade

As per the Census of India 2011, Karivade village had a population of 653. That makes it the 80th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Karivade village has 317 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karivade has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Karivade covers 1073 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karivade falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

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

Karivade is about 63 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karivade is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 12 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 30 km away. Kankavali 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 Vesarde (2.4 km), Antivade (3.3 km) and Deulwadi (3.3 km).

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

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