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About Molvade Village

Molvade is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 440 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.9 hectares hectares.

Molvade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molvade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 306.9 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 440
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Molvade compares

By the 2011 count Molvade is the 85th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 306.9 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Molvade

Molvade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Molvade as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mangaon, Manjare, Marale and Masnoli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Molvade

As per the Census of India 2011, Molvade village had a population of 872. That makes it the 85th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Molvade village has 440 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molvade has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Molvade covers 306.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Molvade falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Molvade notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Molvade.

Molvade is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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