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About Ghalwad Village

Ghalwad is a large village in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,535, made up of 1,871 males and 1,664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 416105
Area (hectares) 681.75 hectares
Population 3,535
Male Population 1,871
Female Population 1,664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghalwad compares

By the 2011 count Ghalwad is the 38th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 681.75 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ghalwad

Ghalwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghalwad 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. The nearest villages by name are Danwad, Dattawad, Dharangutti and Ganeshwadi. 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 Ghalwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalwad village had a population of 3,535. That makes it the 38th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Ghalwad village has 1,871 males and 1,664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalwad has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ghalwad is 416105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghalwad covers 681.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghalwad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Ghalwad 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 km distance for Ghalwad.

Ghalwad 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 Ghalwad today is likely to be higher.

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