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About Menganewadi Village

Menganewadi is a small village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 121 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares.

Menganewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Menganewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 121
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Menganewadi compares

By the 2011 count Menganewadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Menganewadi

Menganewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Menganewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Menganewadi from other places

Menganewadi lies about 19 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 19 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 Menganewadi
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 2.9 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 19 km
Nearest town Kolhāpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 19 km

Villages closest to Menganewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panhala 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 Menganewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Menganewadi village had a population of 249. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Menganewadi village has 121 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Menganewadi has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Menganewadi covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Menganewadi falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Menganewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Menganewadi.

Menganewadi is about 19 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Menganewadi is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 2.9 km away. Kolhapur is about 19 km away. Kolhāpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danewadi (under 2 km), Manewadi (under 2 km) and Golivade (under 2 km).

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

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