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About Nandanwad Village

Nandanwad is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,457, made up of 716 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 636 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandanwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandanwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416506
Area (hectares) 636 hectares
Population 1,457
Male Population 716
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandanwad compares

By the 2011 count Nandanwad is the 48th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 636 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Nandanwad

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

Nandanwad lies about 63 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 26 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 Nandanwad
Nearest town Sankeshwar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 12 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 26 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 63 km

Villages closest to Nandanwad

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 Nandanwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandanwad village had a population of 1,457. That makes it the 48th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Nandanwad village has 716 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandanwad has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

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

Nandanwad covers 636 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandanwad falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nandanwad is Pachhapur, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Nandanwad.

Nandanwad is about 63 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandanwad is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Sankeshwar is about 11 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 12 km away. Pachhapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbalhal (1.5 km), Manwad (2.1 km) and Yenechawandi (2.2 km).

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

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