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About Ghanawade Village

Ghanawade is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,556, made up of 1,325 males and 1,231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanawade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanawade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416211
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 2,556
Male Population 1,325
Female Population 1,231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanawade compares

By the 2011 count Ghanawade is the 56th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Ghanawade

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

Ghanawade lies about 24 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 25 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 Ghanawade
Nearest town Pachgaon 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 24 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 25 km

Villages closest to Ghanawade

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 Ghanawade

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanawade village had a population of 2,556. That makes it the 56th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Ghanawade village has 1,325 males and 1,231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanawade has about 929 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 Ghanawade is 416211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanawade covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanawade falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghanawade is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 25 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 Ghanawade.

Ghanawade is about 24 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanawade is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 22 km away. Karvir is about 24 km away. Kolhapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghungurwadi (under 2 km), Manjarwadi (1.5 km) and Arale (2.1 km).

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

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