Skip to main content

About Khede Village

Khede is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 483 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670.61 hectares hectares.

Khede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 670.61 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 483
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khede compares

By the 2011 count Khede is the 78th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 670.61 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Khede

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

Khede lies about 53 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 38 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 Khede
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 18 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 38 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 53 km

Villages closest to Khede

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 Khede

As per the Census of India 2011, Khede village had a population of 994. That makes it the 78th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Khede village has 483 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khede has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

Khede covers 670.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khede falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khede is Shenoli, about 38 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 Khede.

Khede is about 53 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khede is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 18 km away. Shenoli is about 38 km away. Kolhapur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karungale (under 2 km), Shirale Tarf Warun (2.4 km) and Sondoli (2.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.