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About Kalamwadi Village

Kalamwadi is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 387 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalamwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalamwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416504
Area (hectares) 363.07 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 387
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalamwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kalamwadi is the 73rd 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 363.07 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Kalamwadi

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

Kalamwadi lies about 49 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 45 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 Kalamwadi
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 23 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 45 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 49 km

Villages closest to Kalamwadi

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 Kalamwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalamwadi village had a population of 800. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Kalamwadi village has 387 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalamwadi has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

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

Kalamwadi covers 363.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalamwadi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalamwadi is Kankavali, about 45 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 Kalamwadi.

Kalamwadi is about 49 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalamwadi is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 23 km away. Kankavali is about 45 km away. Kolhapur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikkewadi (13 km), Masewadi (14 km) and Shipur Tarf Ajara (16 km).

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

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