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About Chalanwadi Village

Chalanwadi is a small village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 71 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,310 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares.

Chalanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 71
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,310
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Chalanwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Chalanwadi

Chalanwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalanwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chalanwadi from other places

Chalanwadi lies about 57 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Adavali, 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 Chalanwadi
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 19 km
Nearest railway station Adavali 20 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 57 km

Villages closest to Chalanwadi

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 Chalanwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalanwadi village had a population of 164. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Chalanwadi village has 71 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalanwadi has about 1310 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Chalanwadi covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalanwadi falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chalanwadi is Adavali, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chalanwadi.

Chalanwadi is about 57 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalanwadi is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 19 km away. Adavali is about 20 km away. Kolhapur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanwad (under 2 km), Amba (2.4 km) and Burambal (2.4 km).

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

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