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About Waghobawadi Village

Waghobawadi is a mid sized village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 276 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Waghobawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghobawadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416204
Area (hectares) 116.84 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 276
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghobawadi compares

By the 2011 count Waghobawadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 116.84 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Waghobawadi

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

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

Villages closest to Waghobawadi

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 Waghobawadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghobawadi village had a population of 509. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Waghobawadi village has 276 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghobawadi has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Waghobawadi is 416204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Waghobawadi covers 116.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Waghobawadi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghobawadi 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 10+ km distance for Waghobawadi.

Waghobawadi 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.

Waghobawadi 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 Waghobawadi today is likely to be higher.

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