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About Gadewadi Village

Gadewadi is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 210 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,567 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.58 hectares hectares.

Gadewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 225.58 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 210
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,567
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadewadi compares

By the 2011 count Gadewadi is the 119th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 225.58 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Gadewadi

Gadewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadewadi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadewadi from other places

Gadewadi lies about 37 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Veravali, about 35 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 Gadewadi
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Veravali 35 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 37 km

Villages closest to Gadewadi

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 Gadewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadewadi village had a population of 539. That makes it the 119th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Gadewadi village has 210 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadewadi has about 1567 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Gadewadi covers 225.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadewadi falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gadewadi is Veravali, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gadewadi.

Gadewadi is about 37 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadewadi is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 3.8 km away. Veravali is about 35 km away. Kolhapur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirale Tarf Malkapur (under 2 km), Arul (1.6 km) and Warul (1.6 km).

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

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