About Kanchanwadi Village

Kanchanwadi is a mid sized village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,882, made up of 990 males and 892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Karvir
Pincode	416211
Area (hectares)	296.37 hectares
Population	1,882
Male Population	990
Female Population	892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanwadi is the 80th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 296.37 hectares work out to about 6.4 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 Kanchanwadi

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

Kanchanwadi 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 Kanchanwadi
Nearest town	Nipāni	11 km
Nearest railway station	Valivade	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karvir	27 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	27 km

Villages closest to Kanchanwadi

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 Kanchanwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanwadi village had a population of 1,882. That makes it the 80th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Kanchanwadi village has 990 males and 892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanwadi has about 901 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 Kanchanwadi is 416211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanwadi covers 296.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchanwadi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanwadi 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanchanwadi.

Kanchanwadi 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.

Kanchanwadi 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.