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About Pohalwadi Village

Pohalwadi is a mid sized village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 685 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pohalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Pincode 416205
Area (hectares) 931.85 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 685
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pohalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Pohalwadi is the 67th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 931.85 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Pohalwadi

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

Pohalwadi lies about 30 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Amnapur, about 16 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 Pohalwadi
Nearest town Ashta 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Amnapur 16 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 32 km

Villages closest to Pohalwadi

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 Pohalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohalwadi village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 67th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Pohalwadi village has 685 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohalwadi has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

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

Pohalwadi covers 931.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pohalwadi falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pohalwadi is Amnapur, about 16 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 Pohalwadi.

Pohalwadi is about 30 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pohalwadi is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ashta is about 3.9 km away. Amnapur is about 16 km away. Kolhapur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tandulwadi (9.9 km), Talewadi (20 km) and Bahirewadi (20 km).

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

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