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About Ghungurwadi Village

Ghungurwadi is a small village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 240 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghungurwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghungurwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416211
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 240
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghungurwadi compares

By the 2011 count Ghungurwadi 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 243 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Ghungurwadi

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

Ghungurwadi lies about 24 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 Ghungurwadi
Nearest town Pachgaon 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 24 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 24 km

Villages closest to Ghungurwadi

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 Ghungurwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghungurwadi village had a population of 462. 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.

Ghungurwadi village has 240 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghungurwadi has about 925 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 Ghungurwadi is 416211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghungurwadi covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghungurwadi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghungurwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghungurwadi.

Ghungurwadi 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.

Ghungurwadi is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 21 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 Ghanawade (under 2 km), Manjarwadi (1.7 km) and Arale (2.0 km).

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

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