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About Malwadi Village

Malwadi is a large village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,152, made up of 1,110 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Pincode 416230
Area (hectares) 289.35 hectares
Population 2,152
Male Population 1,110
Female Population 1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malwadi compares

By the 2011 count Malwadi is the 33rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 289.35 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Malwadi

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

Malwadi lies about 21 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 21 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 Malwadi
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 7.5 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 19 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 21 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 21 km

Villages closest to Malwadi

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 Malwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Malwadi village had a population of 2,152. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Malwadi village has 1,110 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malwadi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

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

Malwadi covers 289.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malwadi falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 21 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 Malwadi.

Malwadi is about 21 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malwadi is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 7.5 km away. Shahuwadi is about 19 km away. Kolhapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tirpan (under 2 km), Kotoli (under 2 km) and Alave (1.8 km).

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

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