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About Sawantwadi Village

Sawantwadi is a small village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 177 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawantwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawantwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416504
Area (hectares) 144.38 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 177
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Sawantwadi compares

By the 2011 count Sawantwadi 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 144.38 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Sawantwadi

Sawantwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sawantwadi 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 Sawantwadi from other places

Sawantwadi lies about 68 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 32 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 Sawantwadi
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 13 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 68 km

Villages closest to Sawantwadi

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 Sawantwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawantwadi village had a population of 366. 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.

Sawantwadi village has 177 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawantwadi has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

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

Sawantwadi covers 144.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawantwadi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawantwadi is Pachhapur, about 32 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 Sawantwadi.

Sawantwadi is about 68 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawantwadi is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 13 km away. Pachhapur is about 32 km away. Kolhapur is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangur Tarf Sawantwadi (under 2 km), Jambhulwadi (under 2 km) and Hebbal Jaldyal (2.5 km).

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

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