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About Wadange Village

Wadange is one of the larger villages in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,507, made up of 7,048 males and 6,459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1030.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadange Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadange village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416229
Area (hectares) 1030.17 hectares
Population 13,507
Male Population 7,048
Female Population 6,459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Wadange compares

By the 2011 count Wadange is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 1030.17 hectares work out to about 13 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 Wadange

Wadange is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Wadange as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wadange from other places

Wadange lies about 4.3 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 3.9 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 Wadange
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 4.3 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 4.3 km
Nearest town Kolhāpur 4.3 km

Villages closest to Wadange

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 Wadange

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadange village had a population of 13,507. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Wadange village has 7,048 males and 6,459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadange has about 916 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 Wadange is 416229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadange covers 1030.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wadange falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadange is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Wadange.

Wadange is about 4.3 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadange is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 3.9 km away. Karvir is about 4.3 km away. Kolhapur is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambewadi (1.9 km), Chikhali (2.2 km) and Nigave Dumala (2.4 km).

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

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