About Ghosarwad Village

Ghosarwad is one of the larger villages in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,615, made up of 3,279 males and 3,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghosarwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosarwad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shirol
Pincode	416107
Area (hectares)	1221 hectares
Population	6,615
Male Population	3,279
Female Population	3,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghosarwad compares

By the 2011 count Ghosarwad is the 16th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 1221 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ghosarwad

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

Ghosarwad lies about 36 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, about 19 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 Ghosarwad
Nearest town	Sadalgi	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shirol	14 km
Nearest railway station	Nimshirgaon Tamdalge	19 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	36 km

Villages closest to Ghosarwad

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.

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Common questions about Ghosarwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosarwad village had a population of 6,615. That makes it the 16th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Ghosarwad village has 3,279 males and 3,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosarwad has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

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

Ghosarwad covers 1221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghosarwad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghosarwad is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, about 19 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 Ghosarwad.

Ghosarwad is about 36 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosarwad is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Sadalgi is about 6.5 km away. Shirol is about 14 km away. Nimshirgaon Tamdalge is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.