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About Bhopalewadi Village

Bhopalewadi is a small village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 242 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.7 hectares hectares.

Bhopalewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhopalewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 82.7 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 242
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhopalewadi compares

By the 2011 count Bhopalewadi is the 103rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 82.7 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bhopalewadi

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

Bhopalewadi lies about 27 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Bhopalewadi
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 14 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 24 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 27 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 28 km

Villages closest to Bhopalewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Radhanagari 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 Bhopalewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhopalewadi village had a population of 463. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Bhopalewadi village has 242 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhopalewadi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Bhopalewadi covers 82.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhopalewadi falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhopalewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Bhopalewadi.

Bhopalewadi is about 27 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhopalewadi is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 14 km away. Pachgaon is about 24 km away. Kolhapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirse (under 2 km), Pimpalwadi (under 2 km) and Baragewadi (under 2 km).

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

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