About Chafodi Village

Chafodi is a mid sized village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,720, made up of 888 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chafodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chafodi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Karvir
Pincode	416001
Area (hectares)	228 hectares
Population	1,720
Male Population	888
Female Population	832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chafodi compares

By the 2011 count Chafodi is the 85th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chafodi

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

Chafodi lies about 20 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 21 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 Chafodi
Nearest town	Pachgaon	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karvir	20 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	20 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	21 km

Villages closest to Chafodi

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.

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Common questions about Chafodi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chafodi village had a population of 1,720. That makes it the 85th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Chafodi village has 888 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chafodi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Chafodi is 416001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chafodi covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chafodi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chafodi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 21 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 Chafodi.

Chafodi is about 20 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chafodi is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 18 km away. Karvir is about 20 km away. Kolhapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.