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About Phejiwade Village

Phejiwade is a large village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,123, made up of 2,079 males and 2,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9909 hectares hectares.

Phejiwade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phejiwade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 9909 hectares
Population 4,123
Male Population 2,079
Female Population 2,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phejiwade compares

By the 2011 count Phejiwade is the 9th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 9909 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Phejiwade

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

Phejiwade lies about 47 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Achirne, about 21 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 Phejiwade
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Achirne 21 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 44 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 47 km

Villages closest to Phejiwade

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 Phejiwade

As per the Census of India 2011, Phejiwade village had a population of 4,123. That makes it the 9th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Phejiwade village has 2,079 males and 2,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phejiwade has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Phejiwade covers 9909 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phejiwade falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Phejiwade is Achirne, about 21 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 km distance for Phejiwade.

Phejiwade is about 47 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phejiwade is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 7.7 km away. Achirne is about 21 km away. Pachgaon 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 New Karanje (under 2 km), Padali (5.6 km) and Olavan (6.9 km).

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

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