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About Palkarwadi Village

Palkarwadi is a mid sized village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 613 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.42 hectares hectares.

Palkarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 125.42 hectares
Population 1,177
Male Population 613
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Palkarwadi is the 61st largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 125.42 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Palkarwadi

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

Palkarwadi lies about 44 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 45 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 Palkarwadi
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 44 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 45 km

Villages closest to Palkarwadi

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 Palkarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkarwadi village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 61st largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Palkarwadi village has 613 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkarwadi has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Palkarwadi covers 125.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palkarwadi falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palkarwadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 45 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 - 10 km distance for Palkarwadi.

Palkarwadi is about 44 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palkarwadi is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 21 km away. Radhanagari is about 21 km away. Kolhapur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pal (under 2 km), Pal Bk (under 2 km) and Manewadi (5.3 km).

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

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