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About Vikaswadi Village

Vikaswadi is a mid sized village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 334 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vikaswadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vikaswadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416232
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 334
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vikaswadi compares

By the 2011 count Vikaswadi is the 108th 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 127 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Vikaswadi

Vikaswadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vikaswadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Vikaswadi from other places

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

Villages closest to Vikaswadi

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 Vikaswadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Vikaswadi village had a population of 679. That makes it the 108th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Vikaswadi village has 334 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vikaswadi has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Vikaswadi is 416232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vikaswadi covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vikaswadi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vikaswadi 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 <5 km distance for Vikaswadi.

Vikaswadi 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.

Vikaswadi 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.

The closest recorded villages are Ardewadi (under 2 km), Bhuyewadi (under 2 km) and Dhondewadi (under 2 km).

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

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