About Vakare Village

Vakare is one of the larger villages in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,858, made up of 3,081 males and 2,777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vakare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakare village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Karvir
Pincode	416204
Area (hectares)	634.73 hectares
Population	5,858
Male Population	3,081
Female Population	2,777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vakare compares

By the 2011 count Vakare is the 12th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 634.73 hectares work out to about 9.2 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 Vakare

Vakare is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vakare as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vakare from other places

Vakare lies about 12 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 14 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 Vakare
Nearest town	Pachgaon	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karvir	12 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	14 km

Villages closest to Vakare

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 Vakare

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakare village had a population of 5,858. That makes it the 12th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Vakare village has 3,081 males and 2,777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakare 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 Vakare is 416204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vakare covers 634.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vakare falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vakare is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vakare.

Vakare is about 12 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakare is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 10 km away. Karvir is about 12 km away. Kolhapur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.