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About Vaitakwadi Village

Vaitakwadi is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 493 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaitakwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaitakwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416507
Area (hectares) 246.55 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 493
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaitakwadi compares

By the 2011 count Vaitakwadi is the 76th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 246.55 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Vaitakwadi

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

Vaitakwadi lies about 90 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 Vaitakwadi
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 18 km
Nearest town Belagavi 18 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 90 km

Villages closest to Vaitakwadi

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 Vaitakwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaitakwadi village had a population of 963. That makes it the 76th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Vaitakwadi village has 493 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaitakwadi has about 953 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.

The pincode recorded for Vaitakwadi is 416507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaitakwadi covers 246.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaitakwadi falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Vaitakwadi 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 Vaitakwadi.

Vaitakwadi is about 90 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaitakwadi is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 18 km away. Belagavi is about 18 km away. Kolhapur is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mauje Karve (1.7 km), Tadashinhal (1.8 km) and Majare Karve (1.9 km).

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

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