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About Ghotawade Village

Ghotawade is a large village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,868, made up of 1,530 males and 1,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares.

Ghotawade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotawade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 2,868
Male Population 1,530
Female Population 1,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghotawade compares

By the 2011 count Ghotawade is the 16th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ghotawade

Ghotawade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghotawade as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghotawade from other places

Ghotawade lies about 24 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 25 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 Ghotawade
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 17 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 25 km

Villages closest to Ghotawade

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 Ghotawade

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotawade village had a population of 2,868. That makes it the 16th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Ghotawade village has 1,530 males and 1,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotawade has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Ghotawade covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghotawade falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghotawade is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Ghotawade.

Ghotawade 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.

Ghotawade is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 17 km away. Pachgaon is about 21 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 Kaulav (under 2 km), Yelvade (under 2 km) and Kodawade (2.1 km).

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

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