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About Kurtanwadi Village

Kurtanwadi is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 286 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Kurtanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurtanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 286
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurtanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kurtanwadi is the 121st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 Kurtanwadi

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

Kurtanwadi lies about 85 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 Kurtanwadi
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 6.3 km
Nearest town Belagavi 30 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 85 km

Villages closest to Kurtanwadi

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 Kurtanwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurtanwadi village had a population of 558. That makes it the 121st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Kurtanwadi village has 286 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurtanwadi has about 951 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.

Kurtanwadi covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurtanwadi falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kurtanwadi 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 Kurtanwadi.

Kurtanwadi is about 85 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurtanwadi is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 6.3 km away. Belagavi is about 30 km away. Kolhapur is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koraj (under 2 km), Konewadi (under 2 km) and Naganwadi (1.7 km).

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

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