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About Motanwadi Village

Motanwadi is a small village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 185 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,351 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416552
Area (hectares) 172.57 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 185
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,351
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Motanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Motanwadi is the 133rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 172.57 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Motanwadi

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

Motanwadi lies about 92 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 Motanwadi
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 9.0 km
Nearest town Belagavi 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 92 km

Villages closest to Motanwadi

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 Motanwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Motanwadi village had a population of 435. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Motanwadi village has 185 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motanwadi has about 1351 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Motanwadi is 416552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motanwadi covers 172.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Motanwadi falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Motanwadi 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 Motanwadi.

Motanwadi is about 92 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motanwadi is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 9.0 km away. Belagavi is about 32 km away. Kolhapur is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raidewadi (under 2 km), Parle (under 2 km) and Patne (1.7 km).

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

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