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About Jawali Village

Jawali is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 224 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,272 females per 1000 males. The village covers 604.79 hectares hectares.

Jawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 604.79 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 224
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,272
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawali compares

By the 2011 count Jawali is the 121st 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 604.79 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Jawali

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

Jawali lies about 23 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 23 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 Jawali
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 16 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 23 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 23 km

Villages closest to Jawali

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 Jawali

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawali village had a population of 509. That makes it the 121st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Jawali village has 224 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawali has about 1272 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Jawali covers 604.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jawali falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jawali is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 23 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 Jawali.

Jawali is about 23 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawali is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 16 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 23 km away. Kolhapur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadale (2.1 km), Khutalwadi (3.3 km) and Supatre (3.9 km).

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

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