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About Danwad Village

Danwad is one of the larger villages in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,357, made up of 2,791 males and 2,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Danwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 416107
Area (hectares) 1165 hectares
Population 5,357
Male Population 2,791
Female Population 2,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Danwad compares

By the 2011 count Danwad is the 23rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 1165 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Danwad

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

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 Danwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Danwad village had a population of 5,357. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Danwad village has 2,791 males and 2,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danwad has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Danwad is 416107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Danwad covers 1165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Danwad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Danwad notes the nearest railway station 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 Danwad.

Danwad is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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