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About Gholasvade Village

Gholasvade is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 285 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543 hectares hectares.

Gholasvade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholasvade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 543 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 285
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gholasvade compares

By the 2011 count Gholasvade is the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 543 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Gholasvade

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

Gholasvade lies about 51 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Adavali, about 26 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 Gholasvade
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 13 km
Nearest railway station Adavali 26 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 51 km

Villages closest to Gholasvade

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 Gholasvade

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholasvade village had a population of 580. That makes it the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Gholasvade village has 285 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholasvade has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Gholasvade covers 543 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gholasvade falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gholasvade is Adavali, about 26 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 Gholasvade.

Gholasvade is about 51 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gholasvade is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 13 km away. Adavali is about 26 km away. Kolhapur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kerle (under 2 km), Chandoli (1.5 km) and Humbavali (1.7 km).

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

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