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About Kukudwadi Village

Kukudwadi is a small village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 248 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares.

Kukudwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukudwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 248
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Kukudwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kukudwadi is the 102nd 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 305 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kukudwadi

Kukudwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kukudwadi 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 Kukudwadi from other places

Kukudwadi lies about 36 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Achirne, 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 Kukudwadi
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Achirne 28 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 33 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 36 km

Villages closest to Kukudwadi

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 Kukudwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukudwadi village had a population of 470. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Kukudwadi village has 248 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukudwadi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Kukudwadi covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukudwadi falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

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

Kukudwadi is about 36 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukudwadi is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 6.6 km away. Achirne is about 28 km away. Pachgaon is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbharwadi (under 2 km), Tarale Kh (1.7 km) and Tarle Kasaba (2.3 km).

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

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