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About Varapewadi Village

Varapewadi is a small village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 157 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,357 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Varapewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varapewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 157
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,357
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varapewadi compares

By the 2011 count Varapewadi is the 104th 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 344 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Varapewadi

Varapewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Varapewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Varapewadi from other places

Varapewadi lies about 53 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 43 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 Varapewadi
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 1.5 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 24 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 43 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 53 km

Villages closest to Varapewadi

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 Varapewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Varapewadi village had a population of 370. That makes it the 104th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Varapewadi village has 157 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varapewadi has about 1357 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Varapewadi covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varapewadi falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Varapewadi is Kankavali, about 43 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 10+ km distance for Varapewadi.

Varapewadi is about 53 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varapewadi is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 1.5 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 24 km away. Kankavali is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padkhambe (under 2 km), Nhavyachiwadi (under 2 km) and Sheloli (1.6 km).

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

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