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About Mirwel Village

Mirwel is a small village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 127 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916 hectares hectares.

Mirwel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirwel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 916 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 127
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirwel compares

By the 2011 count Mirwel is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 916 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Mirwel

Mirwel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mirwel as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mirwel from other places

Mirwel lies about 100 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 24 km away. 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 Mirwel
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 21 km
Nearest railway station Madure 24 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 25 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 100 km

Villages closest to Mirwel

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 Mirwel

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirwel village had a population of 258. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Mirwel village has 127 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirwel has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Mirwel covers 916 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mirwel falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mirwel is Madure, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mirwel.

Mirwel is about 100 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirwel is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 21 km away. Madure is about 24 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kervade (3.0 km), Isapur (3.6 km) and Waghotre (9.1 km).

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

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