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About Ganeshwadi Village

Ganeshwadi is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,080, made up of 1,087 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.85 hectares hectares.

Ganeshwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Area (hectares) 280.85 hectares
Population 2,080
Male Population 1,087
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshwadi compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshwadi is the 75th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 280.85 hectares work out to about 7.4 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 Ganeshwadi

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

Ganeshwadi lies about 15 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 16 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 Ganeshwadi
Nearest town Pachgaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 15 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 15 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 16 km

Villages closest to Ganeshwadi

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 Ganeshwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshwadi village had a population of 2,080. That makes it the 75th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Ganeshwadi village has 1,087 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshwadi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Ganeshwadi covers 280.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganeshwadi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 16 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 Ganeshwadi.

Ganeshwadi is about 15 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshwadi is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 14 km away. Karvir is about 15 km away. Kolhapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kekatwadi (1.7 km), Bahireshwar (1.9 km) and Savarwadi (1.9 km).

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

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