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About Kitvade Village

Kitvade is a small village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 138 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1583 hectares hectares.

Kitvade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kitvade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 1583 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 138
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Kitvade compares

By the 2011 count Kitvade is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 1583 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kitvade

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

Kitvade lies about 94 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 Kitvade
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 14 km
Nearest town Belagavi 25 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 94 km

Villages closest to Kitvade

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 Kitvade

As per the Census of India 2011, Kitvade village had a population of 274. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Kitvade village has 138 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kitvade has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Kitvade covers 1583 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kitvade falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

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

Kitvade is about 94 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kitvade is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 14 km away. Belagavi is about 25 km away. Kolhapur is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalivade (1.8 km), Jangamhatti (3.2 km) and Ambewadi (3.9 km).

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

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