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About Nilewadi Village

Nilewadi is a mid sized village in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,699, made up of 872 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Pincode 416113
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 1,699
Male Population 872
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilewadi compares

By the 2011 count Nilewadi is the 52nd 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 212 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Nilewadi

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

How far is Nilewadi from other places

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

Villages closest to Nilewadi

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 Nilewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilewadi village had a population of 1,699. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Nilewadi village has 872 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilewadi has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Nilewadi is 416113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilewadi covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nilewadi falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilewadi is Valivade, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Nilewadi.

Nilewadi 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.

Nilewadi 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 Nilewadi today is likely to be higher.

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