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About Helewadi Village

Helewadi is a small village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 186 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Helewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416504
Area (hectares) 115.55 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 186
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Helewadi compares

By the 2011 count Helewadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 115.55 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Helewadi

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

Helewadi 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 Helewadi
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 16 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 31 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 70 km

Villages closest to Helewadi

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 Helewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Helewadi village had a population of 362. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Helewadi village has 186 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helewadi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Helewadi is 416504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Helewadi covers 115.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Helewadi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Helewadi 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Helewadi.

Helewadi 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.

Helewadi 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 Shipur Tarf Nesari (under 2 km), Bidrewadi (under 2 km) and Waghrali (under 2 km).

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

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