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About Bambavade Village

Bambavade is a large village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,810, made up of 1,998 males and 1,812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bambavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bambavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Pincode 416213
Area (hectares) 368.01 hectares
Population 3,810
Male Population 1,998
Female Population 1,812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bambavade compares

By the 2011 count Bambavade is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 368.01 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Bambavade

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

Bambavade lies about 28 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 Bambavade
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 11 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 28 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 28 km

Villages closest to Bambavade

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahuwadi 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 Bambavade

As per the Census of India 2011, Bambavade village had a population of 3,810. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Bambavade village has 1,998 males and 1,812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bambavade has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Bambavade is 416213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bambavade covers 368.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bambavade falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bambavade is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bambavade.

Bambavade is about 28 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bambavade is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 11 km away. Kolhapur is about 28 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Donoli (under 2 km), Wadicharan (1.7 km) and Supatre (2.0 km).

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

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