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About Bahireshwar Village

Bahireshwar is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,534, made up of 1,855 males and 1,679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.84 hectares hectares.

Bahireshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahireshwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Area (hectares) 390.84 hectares
Population 3,534
Male Population 1,855
Female Population 1,679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahireshwar compares

By the 2011 count Bahireshwar is the 42nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 390.84 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bahireshwar

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

Bahireshwar lies about 14 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 15 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 Bahireshwar
Nearest town Pachgaon 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 14 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 14 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 15 km

Villages closest to Bahireshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahireshwar village had a population of 3,534. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Bahireshwar village has 1,855 males and 1,679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahireshwar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Bahireshwar covers 390.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahireshwar falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bahireshwar is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 15 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 Bahireshwar.

Bahireshwar is about 14 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahireshwar is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 13 km away. Karvir is about 14 km away. Kolhapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshwadi (1.9 km), Beed (2.6 km) and Koge (2.7 km).

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

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