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About Dattawad Village

Dattawad is one of the larger villages in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,711, made up of 4,919 males and 4,792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1604 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dattawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dattawad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 416107
Area (hectares) 1604 hectares
Population 9,711
Male Population 4,919
Female Population 4,792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dattawad compares

By the 2011 count Dattawad is the 7th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 1604 hectares work out to about 6.1 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 Dattawad

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

How far is Dattawad from other places

Dattawad lies about 39 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, 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 Dattawad
Nearest town Sadalgi 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirol 16 km
Nearest railway station Nimshirgaon Tamdalge 23 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 39 km

Villages closest to Dattawad

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 Dattawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Dattawad village had a population of 9,711. That makes it the 7th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Dattawad village has 4,919 males and 4,792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dattawad has about 974 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 Dattawad is 416107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dattawad covers 1604 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dattawad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dattawad is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dattawad.

Dattawad is about 39 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dattawad is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Sadalgi is about 6.3 km away. Shirol is about 16 km away. Nimshirgaon Tamdalge 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 Ghosarwad (3.8 km), Alas (9.6 km) and Kurundawad (10 km).

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

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