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About Salpewadi Village

Salpewadi is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 398 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salpewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salpewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Pincode 416209
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 398
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salpewadi compares

By the 2011 count Salpewadi is the 72nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Salpewadi

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

Salpewadi lies about 45 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Nandgaon Road, about 45 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 Salpewadi
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 6.3 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 24 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 45 km
Nearest railway station Nandgaon Road 45 km

Villages closest to Salpewadi

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 Salpewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Salpewadi village had a population of 749. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Salpewadi village has 398 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salpewadi has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Salpewadi covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salpewadi falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salpewadi is Nandgaon Road, about 45 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 Salpewadi.

Salpewadi 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.

Salpewadi is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 6.3 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 24 km away. Kolhapur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phanaswadi (under 2 km), Pushpanagar (1.6 km) and Dindewadi (1.7 km).

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

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