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About Bhairewadi Village

Bhairewadi is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 234 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.16 hectares hectares.

Bhairewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhairewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 325.16 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 234
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhairewadi compares

By the 2011 count Bhairewadi is the 122nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 325.16 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Bhairewadi

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

Bhairewadi lies about 44 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 20 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 Bhairewadi
Nearest town Urun-Islāmpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 26 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 44 km

Villages closest to Bhairewadi

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 Bhairewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhairewadi village had a population of 502. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Bhairewadi village has 234 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhairewadi has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Bhairewadi covers 325.16 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.

Bhairewadi falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhairewadi is Shenoli, about 20 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 Bhairewadi.

Bhairewadi 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.

Bhairewadi is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Urun-Islāmpur is about 17 km away. Shenoli is about 20 km away. Shahuwadi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parali (7.5 km), Ameni (12 km) and Girgaon (14 km).

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

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