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About Khadakewada Village

Khadakewada is a large village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,523, made up of 1,782 males and 1,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khadakewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khadakewada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Pincode 416235
Area (hectares) 720.54 hectares
Population 3,523
Male Population 1,782
Female Population 1,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khadakewada compares

By the 2011 count Khadakewada is the 21st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 720.54 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Khadakewada

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

Khadakewada lies about 32 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, 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 Khadakewada
Nearest town Nipāni 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 18 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 32 km

Villages closest to Khadakewada

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 Khadakewada

As per the Census of India 2011, Khadakewada village had a population of 3,523. That makes it the 21st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Khadakewada village has 1,782 males and 1,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khadakewada has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Khadakewada is 416235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khadakewada covers 720.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khadakewada falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khadakewada is Valivade, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khadakewada.

Khadakewada is about 32 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khadakewada is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Nipāni is about 7.9 km away. Kagal is about 18 km away. Valivade is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galgale (under 2 km), Chikhali Kasaba (3.2 km) and Metage (3.2 km).

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

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