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About Kapurwadi Village

Kapurwadi is a mid sized village in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 464 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapurwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapurwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Pincode 416112
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 464
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kapurwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kapurwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kapurwadi

Kapurwadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kapurwadi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapurwadi from other places

Kapurwadi lies about 27 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 24 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 Kapurwadi
Nearest town Nipāni 11 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 27 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 27 km

Villages closest to Kapurwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hatkanangle 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 Kapurwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapurwadi village had a population of 972. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Kapurwadi village has 464 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapurwadi has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kapurwadi is 416112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapurwadi covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapurwadi falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kapurwadi is Valivade, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kapurwadi.

Kapurwadi is about 27 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapurwadi is in Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Nipāni is about 11 km away. Valivade is about 24 km away. Hatkanangle is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambapwadi (under 2 km), Birdevwadi (under 2 km) and Jangamwadi (under 2 km).

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

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