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About Kumbhavde Village

Kumbhavde is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 374 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1190 hectares hectares.

Kumbhavde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbhavde village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 1190 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 374
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbhavde compares

By the 2011 count Kumbhavde is the 93rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 1190 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Kumbhavde

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

Kumbhavde lies about 50 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 17 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 Kumbhavde
Nearest railway station Vilavade 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 22 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 50 km

Villages closest to Kumbhavde

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 Kumbhavde

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbhavde village had a population of 753. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Kumbhavde village has 374 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbhavde has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Kumbhavde covers 1190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumbhavde falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumbhavde is Vilavade, about 17 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 Kumbhavde.

Kumbhavde is about 50 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbhavde is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Vilavade is about 17 km away. Shahuwadi is about 22 km away. Kolhapur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anuskura (3.8 km), Gavadi (5.7 km) and Manjare (5.8 km).

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

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