About Herwad Village

Herwad is one of the larger villages in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,165, made up of 3,703 males and 3,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1235.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herwad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shirol
Pincode	416106
Area (hectares)	1235.54 hectares
Population	7,165
Male Population	3,703
Female Population	3,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Herwad compares

By the 2011 count Herwad is the 14th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 1235.54 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Herwad

Herwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Herwad 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 Gaurwad, Ghalwad, Ghosarwad and Haroli. 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.

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Common questions about Herwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Herwad village had a population of 7,165. That makes it the 14th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Herwad village has 3,703 males and 3,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herwad has about 935 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 Herwad is 416106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herwad covers 1235.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Herwad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Herwad 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 Herwad.

Herwad 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.