About Kowad Village

Kowad is a large village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,837, made up of 1,923 males and 1,914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.87 hectares hectares.

Kowad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kowad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Chandgad
Area (hectares)	461.87 hectares
Population	3,837
Male Population	1,923
Female Population	1,914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kowad compares

By the 2011 count Kowad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 461.87 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Kowad

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

Kowad lies about 80 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 Kowad
Nearest town	Belagavi	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandgad	22 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	80 km

Villages closest to Kowad

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 Kowad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kowad village had a population of 3,837. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Kowad village has 1,923 males and 1,914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kowad has about 995 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.

Kowad covers 461.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kowad falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kowad 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 Kowad.

Kowad is about 80 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kowad is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 20 km away. Chandgad is about 22 km away. Kolhapur is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.