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About Dewale Village

Dewale is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,377, made up of 1,243 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416001
Area (hectares) 358.6 hectares
Population 2,377
Male Population 1,243
Female Population 1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewale compares

By the 2011 count Dewale is the 62nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 358.6 hectares work out to about 6.6 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 Dewale

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

Dewale lies about 13 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 14 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 Dewale
Nearest town Pachgaon 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 13 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 13 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 14 km

Villages closest to Dewale

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 Dewale

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewale village had a population of 2,377. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Dewale village has 1,243 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewale has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

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

Dewale covers 358.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewale falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dewale is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 14 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 Dewale.

Dewale is about 13 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewale is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 9.4 km away. Karvir is about 13 km away. Kolhapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandalgaon (under 2 km), Kandgaon (under 2 km) and Haladi (under 2 km).

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

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