About Bidri Village

Bidri is a large village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,968, made up of 2,074 males and 1,894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidri village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Kagal
Pincode	416208
Area (hectares)	555 hectares
Population	3,968
Male Population	2,074
Female Population	1,894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bidri compares

By the 2011 count Bidri is the 15th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 555 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bidri

Bidri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bidri 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 Bidri from other places

Bidri lies about 31 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 32 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 Bidri
Tehsil headquarters	Kagal	25 km
Nearest town	Kāgal	25 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	31 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	32 km

Villages closest to Bidri

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.

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Common questions about Bidri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidri village had a population of 3,968. That makes it the 15th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Bidri village has 2,074 males and 1,894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidri has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bidri is 416208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidri covers 555 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bidri falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bidri is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 32 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 Bidri.

Bidri is about 31 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidri is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kagal is about 25 km away. Kāgal is about 25 km away. Kolhapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.