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About Wadakashivale Village

Wadakashivale is a mid sized village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,986, made up of 1,043 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadakashivale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadakashivale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416207
Area (hectares) 275.99 hectares
Population 1,986
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadakashivale compares

By the 2011 count Wadakashivale is the 79th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 275.99 hectares work out to about 7.2 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 Wadakashivale

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

Wadakashivale lies about 18 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 Wadakashivale
Nearest town Pachgaon 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 18 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 18 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 20 km

Villages closest to Wadakashivale

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 Wadakashivale

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadakashivale village had a population of 1,986. That makes it the 79th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Wadakashivale village has 1,043 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadakashivale has about 904 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 Wadakashivale is 416207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadakashivale covers 275.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wadakashivale falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadakashivale 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 Wadakashivale.

Wadakashivale 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.

Wadakashivale is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 15 km away. Karvir is about 18 km away. Kolhapur 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 Chuye (under 2 km), Nagaon (2.1 km) and Yevati (2.9 km).

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

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