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About Bidrewadi Village

Bidrewadi is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 428 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652 hectares hectares.

Bidrewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidrewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Area (hectares) 652 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 428
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bidrewadi compares

By the 2011 count Bidrewadi is the 66th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 652 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Bidrewadi

Bidrewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bidrewadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bidrewadi from other places

Bidrewadi lies about 70 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 31 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 Bidrewadi
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 16 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 31 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 70 km

Villages closest to Bidrewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gadhinglaj 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 Bidrewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidrewadi village had a population of 922. That makes it the 66th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Bidrewadi village has 428 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidrewadi has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Bidrewadi covers 652 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bidrewadi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bidrewadi is Belagavi, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bidrewadi.

Bidrewadi is about 70 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidrewadi is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 16 km away. Belagavi is about 31 km away. Kolhapur is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waghrali (under 2 km), Helewadi (under 2 km) and Shipur Tarf Nesari (under 2 km).

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

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