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About Kanthewadi Village

Kanthewadi is a mid sized village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 497 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.01 hectares hectares.

Kanthewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 199.01 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 497
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanthewadi compares

By the 2011 count Kanthewadi is the 76th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 199.01 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kanthewadi

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

Kanthewadi lies about 33 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Achirne, about 30 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 Kanthewadi
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 8.2 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 30 km
Nearest railway station Achirne 30 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 33 km

Villages closest to Kanthewadi

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 Kanthewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthewadi village had a population of 923. That makes it the 76th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Kanthewadi village has 497 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthewadi has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Kanthewadi covers 199.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanthewadi falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanthewadi is Achirne, about 30 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 Kanthewadi.

Kanthewadi is about 33 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthewadi is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 8.2 km away. Pachgaon is about 30 km away. Achirne is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Avali Kh (under 2 km), Tarale Kh (under 2 km) and Tarasambale (under 2 km).

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

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