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About Wairagwadi Village

Wairagwadi is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 296 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares.

Wairagwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wairagwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 296
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wairagwadi compares

By the 2011 count Wairagwadi is the 81st 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 149 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Wairagwadi

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

Wairagwadi lies about 62 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, 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 Wairagwadi
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 34 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 62 km

Villages closest to Wairagwadi

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 Wairagwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Wairagwadi village had a population of 631. That makes it the 81st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Wairagwadi village has 296 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wairagwadi has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Wairagwadi covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wairagwadi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wairagwadi is Pachhapur, 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 Wairagwadi.

Wairagwadi is about 62 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wairagwadi is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 8.0 km away. Pachhapur is about 34 km away. Kolhapur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasurwadi (1.9 km), Mahagaon (3.1 km) and Harli Bk (3.3 km).

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

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