About Kitwad Village

Kitwad is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,049, made up of 493 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kitwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kitwad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Chandgad
Pincode	416508
Area (hectares)	397 hectares
Population	1,049
Male Population	493
Female Population	556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kitwad compares

By the 2011 count Kitwad is the 67th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 397 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kitwad

Kitwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kitwad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kitwad from other places

Kitwad lies about 83 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 Kitwad
Nearest town	Belagavi	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandgad	26 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	83 km

Villages closest to Kitwad

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 Kitwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kitwad village had a population of 1,049. That makes it the 67th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Kitwad village has 493 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kitwad has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Kitwad is 416508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kitwad covers 397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kitwad falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kitwad 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kitwad.

Kitwad is about 83 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kitwad is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 16 km away. Chandgad is about 26 km away. Kolhapur is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.