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About Laxmiwadi Village

Laxmiwadi is a mid sized village in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 577 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651 hectares hectares.

Laxmiwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laxmiwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Area (hectares) 651 hectares
Population 1,119
Male Population 577
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Laxmiwadi compares

By the 2011 count Laxmiwadi is the 55th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 651 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Laxmiwadi

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

How far is Laxmiwadi from other places

Laxmiwadi 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 Laxmiwadi
Nearest town Nipāni 11 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 27 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 27 km

Villages closest to Laxmiwadi

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 Laxmiwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Laxmiwadi village had a population of 1,119. That makes it the 55th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Laxmiwadi village has 577 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laxmiwadi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Laxmiwadi covers 651 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Laxmiwadi falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Laxmiwadi is Valivade, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Laxmiwadi.

Laxmiwadi 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.

Laxmiwadi 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 Laxmiwadi today is likely to be higher.

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