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About Wasagade Village

Wasagade is one of the larger villages in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,165, made up of 4,176 males and 3,989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 954 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wasagade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wasagade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416202
Area (hectares) 954 hectares
Population 8,165
Male Population 4,176
Female Population 3,989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wasagade compares

By the 2011 count Wasagade 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 954 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Wasagade

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

Wasagade lies about 11 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 4.7 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 Wasagade
Nearest railway station Valivade 4.7 km
Nearest town Unchagao 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 11 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 11 km

Villages closest to Wasagade

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 Wasagade

As per the Census of India 2011, Wasagade village had a population of 8,165. 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.

Wasagade village has 4,176 males and 3,989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wasagade has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Wasagade is 416202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wasagade covers 954 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wasagade falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wasagade is Valivade, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance for Wasagade.

Wasagade is about 11 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wasagade is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Valivade is about 4.7 km away. Unchagao is about 6.9 km away. Karvir is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchwad (3.3 km), Sangwade (4.3 km) and Gandhinagar (4.8 km).

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

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