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About Palewadi Village

Palewadi is a small village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 171 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Pincode 416209
Area (hectares) 87.63 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 171
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Palewadi compares

By the 2011 count Palewadi is the 109th 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 87.63 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Palewadi

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

Palewadi lies about 44 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 Palewadi
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 9.7 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 30 km
Nearest railway station Nandgaon Road 39 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 44 km

Villages closest to Palewadi

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 Palewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palewadi village had a population of 336. That makes it the 109th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Palewadi village has 171 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palewadi has about 965 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 Palewadi is 416209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palewadi covers 87.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palewadi falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palewadi 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palewadi.

Palewadi is about 44 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palewadi is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 9.7 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), Hedvade (under 2 km) and Bhativade (1.7 km).

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

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