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About Wadagaon Village

Wadagaon is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,651, made up of 1,403 males and 1,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 935.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416013
Area (hectares) 935.59 hectares
Population 2,651
Male Population 1,403
Female Population 1,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadagaon compares

By the 2011 count Wadagaon is the 53rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 935.59 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Wadagaon

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

Wadagaon lies about 18 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Rukadi, about 13 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 Wadagaon
Nearest town Wadgaon under 2 km
Nearest railway station Rukadi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 18 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 18 km

Villages closest to Wadagaon

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 Wadagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadagaon village had a population of 2,651. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Wadagaon village has 1,403 males and 1,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadagaon has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Wadagaon is 416013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadagaon covers 935.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadagaon falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadagaon is Rukadi, about 13 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 Wadagaon.

Wadagaon is about 18 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadagaon is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Wadgaon is about under 2 km away. Rukadi is about 13 km away. Karvir is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adur (8.4 km), Shiye (9.0 km) and Walivade (13 km).

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

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