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About Gaurwad Village

Gaurwad is a large village in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,631, made up of 1,332 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 416104
Area (hectares) 248.99 hectares
Population 2,631
Male Population 1,332
Female Population 1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurwad compares

By the 2011 count Gaurwad is the 44th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 248.99 hectares work out to about 11 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 Gaurwad

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

Gaurwad 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 Gaurwad
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 Gaurwad

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 Gaurwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurwad village had a population of 2,631. That makes it the 44th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Gaurwad village has 1,332 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurwad has about 975 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 Gaurwad is 416104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurwad covers 248.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaurwad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaurwad 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 Gaurwad.

Gaurwad 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.

Gaurwad 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 Aurwad (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 Gaurwad today is likely to be higher.

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