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About Kandewadi Village

Kandewadi is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 507 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416506
Area (hectares) 505.55 hectares
Population 1,036
Male Population 507
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandewadi compares

By the 2011 count Kandewadi is the 61st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 505.55 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Kandewadi

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

Kandewadi lies about 67 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 34 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 Kandewadi
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 14 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 34 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 67 km

Villages closest to Kandewadi

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 Kandewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandewadi village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 61st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Kandewadi village has 507 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandewadi has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Kandewadi is 416506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandewadi covers 505.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandewadi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kandewadi is Belagavi, about 34 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 Kandewadi.

Kandewadi is about 67 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandewadi is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 14 km away. Belagavi is about 34 km away. Kolhapur is about 67 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 (2.5 km), Waghrali (2.8 km) and Helewadi (3.0 km).

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

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