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About Pishavi Village

Pishavi is a large village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,101, made up of 1,540 males and 1,561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pishavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pishavi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Pincode 416213
Area (hectares) 696.09 hectares
Population 3,101
Male Population 1,540
Female Population 1,561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pishavi compares

By the 2011 count Pishavi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 696.09 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Pishavi

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

Pishavi lies about 29 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 29 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 Pishavi
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 9.8 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 29 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 29 km

Villages closest to Pishavi

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 Pishavi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pishavi village had a population of 3,101. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Pishavi village has 1,540 males and 1,561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pishavi has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Pishavi is 416213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pishavi covers 696.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pishavi falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pishavi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 29 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 Pishavi.

Pishavi is about 29 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pishavi is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 9.8 km away. Kolhapur is about 29 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatwadi (2.4 km), Salashi (2.7 km) and Warewadi (3.7 km).

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

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