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About Vekhandwadi Village

Vekhandwadi is a mid sized village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 300 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vekhandwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vekhandwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Pincode 416311
Area (hectares) 101.08 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 300
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vekhandwadi compares

By the 2011 count Vekhandwadi is the 110th 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 101.08 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Vekhandwadi

Vekhandwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vekhandwadi 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. The nearest villages by name are Tandulwadi, Telave, Tirpan and Undri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Vekhandwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Vekhandwadi village had a population of 577. That makes it the 110th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Vekhandwadi village has 300 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vekhandwadi has about 923 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 Vekhandwadi is 416311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vekhandwadi covers 101.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vekhandwadi falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Vekhandwadi notes the nearest railway station 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 Vekhandwadi.

Vekhandwadi is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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