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About Salwadi Village

Salwadi is a mid sized village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 267 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Pincode 416205
Area (hectares) 219.36 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 267
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwadi compares

By the 2011 count Salwadi is the 112th 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 219.36 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Salwadi

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

Salwadi lies about 24 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 24 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 Salwadi
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 12 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 18 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 24 km

Villages closest to Salwadi

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 Salwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwadi village had a population of 527. That makes it the 112th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Salwadi village has 267 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwadi has about 974 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 Salwadi is 416205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salwadi covers 219.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salwadi falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Salwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 24 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 Salwadi.

Salwadi is about 24 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salwadi is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 12 km away. Shahuwadi is about 18 km away. Kolhapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warnul (under 2 km), Waloli (under 2 km) and Walavekarwadi (1.8 km).

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

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