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About Dhanagarwadi Village

Dhanagarwadi is a small village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 159 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613 hectares hectares.

Dhanagarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanagarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 613 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 159
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanagarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanagarwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 613 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Dhanagarwadi

Dhanagarwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanagarwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhanagarwadi from other places

Dhanagarwadi lies about 45 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Veravali, about 31 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 Dhanagarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Veravali 31 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 45 km

Villages closest to Dhanagarwadi

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 Dhanagarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanagarwadi village had a population of 312. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Dhanagarwadi village has 159 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanagarwadi has about 962 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.

Dhanagarwadi covers 613 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanagarwadi falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanagarwadi is Veravali, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanagarwadi.

Dhanagarwadi is about 45 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanagarwadi is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 6.3 km away. Veravali is about 31 km away. Kolhapur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nile (2.1 km), Valur (2.2 km) and Yelur (3.5 km).

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

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