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About Bastavade Village

Bastavade is a mid sized village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 818 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.34 hectares hectares.

Bastavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Area (hectares) 424.34 hectares
Population 1,649
Male Population 818
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastavade compares

By the 2011 count Bastavade is the 67th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 424.34 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bastavade

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

How far is Bastavade from other places

Bastavade lies about 29 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Gur Market, about 29 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 Bastavade
Nearest town Nipāni 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 16 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 29 km
Nearest railway station Gur Market 29 km

Villages closest to Bastavade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastavade village had a population of 1,649. That makes it the 67th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Bastavade village has 818 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastavade has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Bastavade covers 424.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bastavade falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bastavade is Gur Market, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Bastavade.

Bastavade is about 29 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastavade is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Nipāni is about 12 km away. Kagal is about 16 km away. Kolhapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anur (1.7 km), Sonage (2.0 km) and Banage (2.3 km).

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

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