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About Jakhewadi Village

Jakhewadi is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 389 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416502
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 389
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhewadi compares

By the 2011 count Jakhewadi is the 72nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Jakhewadi

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

Jakhewadi lies about 52 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 44 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 Jakhewadi
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 44 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 52 km

Villages closest to Jakhewadi

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 Jakhewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhewadi village had a population of 823. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Jakhewadi village has 389 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhewadi has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Jakhewadi is 416502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhewadi covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhewadi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jakhewadi is Pachhapur, about 44 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 - 10 km distance for Jakhewadi.

Jakhewadi is about 52 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhewadi is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 6.7 km away. Pachhapur is about 44 km away. Kolhapur is about 52 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 Ajara (under 2 km), Kadgaon (1.9 km) and Karambali (2.4 km).

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

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