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About Malewadi Village

Malewadi is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 582 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,246 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.59 hectares hectares.

Malewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 373.59 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 582
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,246
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malewadi compares

By the 2011 count Malewadi is the 60th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 373.59 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Malewadi

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

Malewadi lies about 38 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Veravali, about 32 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 Malewadi
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Veravali 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 38 km

Villages closest to Malewadi

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 Malewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Malewadi village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 60th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Malewadi village has 582 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malewadi has about 1246 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Malewadi covers 373.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malewadi falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malewadi is Veravali, about 32 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 Malewadi.

Malewadi is about 38 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malewadi is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 7.1 km away. Veravali is about 32 km away. Kolhapur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katlewadi (1.7 km), Panundre (2.6 km) and Shirale Tarf Malkapur (2.8 km).

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

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