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About Chanwad Village

Chanwad is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,757, made up of 842 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.62 hectares hectares.

Chanwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 139.62 hectares
Population 1,757
Male Population 842
Female Population 915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanwad compares

By the 2011 count Chanwad is the 31st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 139.62 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Chanwad

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

Chanwad 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 Chanwad
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 19 km
Nearest railway station Adavali 20 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 57 km

Villages closest to Chanwad

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 Chanwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanwad village had a population of 1,757. That makes it the 31st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Chanwad village has 842 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanwad has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Chanwad covers 139.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanwad falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chanwad 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanwad.

Chanwad 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.

Chanwad 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 Chalanwadi (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 Chanwad today is likely to be higher.

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