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About Kalankwadi Village

Kalankwadi is a small village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 144 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.65 hectares hectares.

Kalankwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalankwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 83.65 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 144
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalankwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kalankwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 83.65 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 934.

Getting to Kalankwadi

Kalankwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalankwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalankwadi from other places

Kalankwadi lies about 43 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Achirne, about 31 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 Kalankwadi
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Achirne 31 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 39 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 43 km

Villages closest to Kalankwadi

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 Kalankwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalankwadi village had a population of 280. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Kalankwadi village has 144 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalankwadi has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Kalankwadi covers 83.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalankwadi falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalankwadi is Achirne, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalankwadi.

Kalankwadi is about 43 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalankwadi is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 4.3 km away. Achirne is about 31 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Farale (under 2 km), Rajapur (1.8 km) and Aini (2.6 km).

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

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