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About Konewadi Village

Konewadi is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 436 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,213 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares.

Konewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 436
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,213
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Konewadi compares

By the 2011 count Konewadi is the 75th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Konewadi

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

Konewadi lies about 86 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 Konewadi
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 6.7 km
Nearest town Belagavi 29 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 86 km

Villages closest to Konewadi

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 Konewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Konewadi village had a population of 965. That makes it the 75th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Konewadi village has 436 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konewadi has about 1213 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Konewadi covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Konewadi falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Konewadi 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 Konewadi.

Konewadi is about 86 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konewadi is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 6.7 km away. Belagavi is about 29 km away. Kolhapur is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurtanwadi (under 2 km), Karanjgaon (1.6 km) and Belebhat (1.7 km).

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

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