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About Chavhanwadi Village

Chavhanwadi is a mid sized village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 492 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chavhanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chavhanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Pincode 416230
Area (hectares) 62.84 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 492
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chavhanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Chavhanwadi is the 86th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 62.84 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chavhanwadi

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

Chavhanwadi lies about 27 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Chavhanwadi
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 13 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 16 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 27 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 28 km

Villages closest to Chavhanwadi

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 Chavhanwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chavhanwadi village had a population of 970. That makes it the 86th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Chavhanwadi village has 492 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chavhanwadi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chavhanwadi is 416230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chavhanwadi covers 62.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chavhanwadi falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chavhanwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Chavhanwadi.

Chavhanwadi 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.

Chavhanwadi is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 13 km away. Shahuwadi is about 16 km away. Kolhapur 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 Ghotavade (under 2 km), Nivade (under 2 km) and Borgaon (2.0 km).

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

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