About Gavadi Village

Gavadi is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 283 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1605 hectares hectares.

Gavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shahuwadi
Area (hectares)	1605 hectares
Population	575
Male Population	283
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavadi compares

By the 2011 count Gavadi is the 116th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 1605 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Gavadi

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

Gavadi lies about 54 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Veravali, about 13 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 Gavadi
Nearest railway station	Veravali	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahuwadi	24 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	54 km

Villages closest to Gavadi

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.

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Common questions about Gavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavadi village had a population of 575. That makes it the 116th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Gavadi village has 283 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavadi has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Gavadi covers 1605 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.

Gavadi falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gavadi is Veravali, about 13 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 Gavadi.

Gavadi is about 54 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavadi is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Veravali is about 13 km away. Shahuwadi is about 24 km away. Kolhapur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.