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About Shipekarwadi Village

Shipekarwadi is a mid sized village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 291 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shipekarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shipekarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416204
Area (hectares) 204.52 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 291
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shipekarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Shipekarwadi is the 113th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 204.52 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Shipekarwadi

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

Shipekarwadi lies about 19 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 20 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 Shipekarwadi
Nearest town Pachgaon 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 19 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 19 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 20 km

Villages closest to Shipekarwadi

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 Shipekarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shipekarwadi village had a population of 543. That makes it the 113th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Shipekarwadi village has 291 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shipekarwadi has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Shipekarwadi is 416204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shipekarwadi covers 204.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shipekarwadi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shipekarwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 20 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 Shipekarwadi.

Shipekarwadi is about 19 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shipekarwadi is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 18 km away. Karvir is about 19 km away. Kolhapur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandare (1.7 km), Chafodi (1.9 km) and Garjan (2.0 km).

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

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