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About Gawathanwadi Village

Gawathanwadi is a mid sized village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 312 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares.

Gawathanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawathanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 499 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 312
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawathanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gawathanwadi is the 94th 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 499 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gawathanwadi

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

Gawathanwadi lies about 52 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 33 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 Gawathanwadi
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 14 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 33 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 35 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 52 km

Villages closest to Gawathanwadi

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 Gawathanwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawathanwadi village had a population of 624. That makes it the 94th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Gawathanwadi village has 312 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawathanwadi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Gawathanwadi covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawathanwadi falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gawathanwadi is Kankavali, about 33 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 Gawathanwadi.

Gawathanwadi is about 52 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawathanwadi is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 14 km away. Kankavali is about 33 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chafodi T Tarale (1.7 km), Chafodi Tarf Ainghol (1.7 km) and Wadachiwadi (2.8 km).

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

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