About Washi Village

Washi is a small village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 223 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1458.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Washi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Washi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Panhala
Pincode	416205
Area (hectares)	1458.72 hectares
Population	427
Male Population	223
Female Population	204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Washi compares

By the 2011 count Washi is the 117th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 1458.72 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Washi

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

Washi lies about 8.7 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 9.8 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 Washi
Nearest town	Pachgaon	6.2 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Panhala	20 km

Villages closest to Washi

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.

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Common questions about Washi

As per the Census of India 2011, Washi village had a population of 427. That makes it the 117th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Washi village has 223 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Washi has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Washi is 416205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Washi covers 1458.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Washi falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Washi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 9.8 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 Washi.

Washi is about 8.7 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Washi is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 6.2 km away. Kolhapur is about 8.7 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.