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About Khotwadi Village

Khotwadi is one of the larger villages in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,201, made up of 3,759 males and 3,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khotwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khotwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Pincode 416121
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 7,201
Male Population 3,759
Female Population 3,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khotwadi compares

By the 2011 count Khotwadi is the 22nd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Khotwadi

Khotwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khotwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khotwadi from other places

Khotwadi lies about 28 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Khotwadi
Nearest town Shahuwadi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 28 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 28 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 28 km

Villages closest to Khotwadi

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 Khotwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khotwadi village had a population of 7,201. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Khotwadi village has 3,759 males and 3,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khotwadi has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Khotwadi is 416121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khotwadi covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khotwadi falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khotwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Khotwadi.

Khotwadi is about 28 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khotwadi is in Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 11 km away. Hatkanangle is about 28 km away. Kolhapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atigre (8.7 km), Padali (15 km) and Savarde (15 km).

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

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