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About Bujavade Village

Bujavade is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 554 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 987.34 hectares hectares.

Bujavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bujavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 987.34 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 554
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bujavade compares

By the 2011 count Bujavade is the 57th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 987.34 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1037.

Getting to Bujavade

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

Bujavade lies about 78 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 42 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 Bujavade
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 6.8 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 33 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 42 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 78 km

Villages closest to Bujavade

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandgad 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 Bujavade

As per the Census of India 2011, Bujavade village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 57th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Bujavade village has 554 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bujavade has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Bujavade covers 987.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bujavade falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bujavade is Belagavi, about 42 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 Bujavade.

Bujavade is about 78 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bujavade is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 6.8 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 33 km away. Belagavi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurni (under 2 km), Mahalunge Inam (1.6 km) and Dhamapur (1.9 km).

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

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