About Dhekoliwadi Village

Dhekoliwadi is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 401 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares.

Dhekoliwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekoliwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Chandgad
Area (hectares)	250 hectares
Population	785
Male Population	401
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekoliwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhekoliwadi is the 99th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Dhekoliwadi

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

Dhekoliwadi lies about 96 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 Dhekoliwadi
Nearest town	Belagavi	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandgad	21 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	96 km

Villages closest to Dhekoliwadi

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.

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Common questions about Dhekoliwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekoliwadi village had a population of 785. That makes it the 99th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Dhekoliwadi village has 401 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekoliwadi has about 958 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.

Dhekoliwadi covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhekoliwadi falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhekoliwadi 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 Dhekoliwadi.

Dhekoliwadi is about 96 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhekoliwadi is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 17 km away. Chandgad is about 21 km away. Kolhapur is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.