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About Kurhadwadi Village

Kurhadwadi is a mid sized village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 278 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.31 hectares hectares.

Kurhadwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhadwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 99.31 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 278
Female Population 278
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 <5 km distance

How Kurhadwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kurhadwadi is the 99th 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 99.31 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kurhadwadi

Kurhadwadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kurhadwadi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurhadwadi from other places

Kurhadwadi lies about 27 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 Kurhadwadi
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 14 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 24 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 27 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 28 km

Villages closest to Kurhadwadi

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 Kurhadwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhadwadi village had a population of 556. That makes it the 99th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Kurhadwadi village has 278 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Kurhadwadi covers 99.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurhadwadi falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurhadwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurhadwadi.

Kurhadwadi is about 27 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurhadwadi is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 14 km away. Pachgaon is about 24 km away. Kolhapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalwadi (under 2 km), Majagaon (1.6 km) and Baradwadi (1.7 km).

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

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