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About Aurwad Village

Aurwad is a large village in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,540, made up of 2,293 males and 2,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aurwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aurwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 416104
Area (hectares) 476.03 hectares
Population 4,540
Male Population 2,293
Female Population 2,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aurwad compares

By the 2011 count Aurwad is the 29th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 476.03 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Aurwad

Aurwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aurwad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Aurwad from other places

Aurwad lies about 40 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Jayasingpur, about 12 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 Aurwad
Nearest town Kurandvād 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirol 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Jayasingpur 12 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 40 km

Villages closest to Aurwad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirol 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 Aurwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Aurwad village had a population of 4,540. That makes it the 29th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Aurwad village has 2,293 males and 2,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aurwad has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Aurwad is 416104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aurwad covers 476.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aurwad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Aurwad is Jayasingpur, about 12 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 km distance for Aurwad.

Aurwad is about 40 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aurwad is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kurandvād is about 2.1 km away. Shirol is about 4.7 km away. Jayasingpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaurwad (under 2 km), Kurundawad (2.0 km) and Shirol (4.7 km).

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

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