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About Donwadi Village

Donwadi is a small village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 83 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Donwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416001
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 83
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Donwadi compares

By the 2011 count Donwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Donwadi

Donwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Donwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Donwadi from other places

Donwadi lies about 27 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 24 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 Donwadi
Nearest town Nipāni 11 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 27 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 27 km

Villages closest to Donwadi

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 Donwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Donwadi village had a population of 166. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Donwadi village has 83 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donwadi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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

Donwadi covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Donwadi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Donwadi is Valivade, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Donwadi.

Donwadi is about 27 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donwadi is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Nipāni is about 11 km away. Valivade is about 24 km away. Karvir is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ardewadi (under 2 km), Bhuyewadi (under 2 km) and Dhondewadi (under 2 km).

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

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