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About Dukkarwadi Village

Dukkarwadi is a large village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,044, made up of 1,011 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530 hectares hectares.

Dukkarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dukkarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 530 hectares
Population 2,044
Male Population 1,011
Female Population 1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dukkarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dukkarwadi is the 18th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 530 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Dukkarwadi

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

Dukkarwadi lies about 85 km from Kolhapur. 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 Dukkarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 13 km
Nearest town Belagavi 23 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 85 km

Villages closest to Dukkarwadi

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 Dukkarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dukkarwadi village had a population of 2,044. That makes it the 18th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Dukkarwadi village has 1,011 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dukkarwadi has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Dukkarwadi covers 530 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dukkarwadi falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dukkarwadi notes the nearest railway station 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 Dukkarwadi.

Dukkarwadi is about 85 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dukkarwadi is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 13 km away. Belagavi is about 23 km away. Kolhapur is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagilge (under 2 km), Malgad (under 2 km) and Jatewadi (2.0 km).

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

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