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About Pirachiwadi Village

Pirachiwadi is a mid sized village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 824 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirachiwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirachiwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Pincode 416219
Area (hectares) 127.69 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 824
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirachiwadi compares

By the 2011 count Pirachiwadi is the 71st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 127.69 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Pirachiwadi

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

Pirachiwadi lies about 26 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 27 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 Pirachiwadi
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 19 km
Nearest town Kāgal 19 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 26 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 27 km

Villages closest to Pirachiwadi

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 Pirachiwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirachiwadi village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 71st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Pirachiwadi village has 824 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirachiwadi has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Pirachiwadi is 416219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirachiwadi covers 127.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirachiwadi falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pirachiwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 27 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 Pirachiwadi.

Pirachiwadi is about 26 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirachiwadi is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kagal is about 19 km away. Kāgal is about 19 km away. Kolhapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Savarde Bk (1.8 km), Sonali (2.9 km) and Savarde Kh (3.1 km).

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

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