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About Bahirewadi Village

Bahirewadi is one of the larger villages in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,189, made up of 3,141 males and 2,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 652 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.16 hectares hectares.

Bahirewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahirewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Area (hectares) 378.16 hectares
Population 5,189
Male Population 3,141
Female Population 2,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 652
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahirewadi compares

By the 2011 count Bahirewadi is the 8th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 378.16 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bahirewadi

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

Bahirewadi lies about 18 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 17 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 Bahirewadi
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 11 km
Nearest town Wadgaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 17 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 18 km

Villages closest to Bahirewadi

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 Bahirewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahirewadi village had a population of 5,189. That makes it the 8th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Bahirewadi village has 3,141 males and 2,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahirewadi has about 652 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Bahirewadi covers 378.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahirewadi falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bahirewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 17 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 Bahirewadi.

Bahirewadi 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.

Bahirewadi is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 11 km away. Wadgaon is about 12 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhale (2.1 km), Pokhale (2.1 km) and Kodoli (2.9 km).

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

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