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About Kutwad Village

Kutwad is a large village in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,271, made up of 1,141 males and 1,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 416103
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 2,271
Male Population 1,141
Female Population 1,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kutwad compares

By the 2011 count Kutwad is the 49th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kutwad

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

Kutwad lies about 46 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Vishrambag, about 2.9 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 Kutwad
Nearest railway station Vishrambag 2.9 km
Nearest town Sāngli 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirol 15 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 46 km

Villages closest to Kutwad

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 Kutwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutwad village had a population of 2,271. That makes it the 49th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Kutwad village has 1,141 males and 1,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutwad has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kutwad is 416103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutwad covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kutwad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kutwad is Vishrambag, about 2.9 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 Kutwad.

Kutwad is about 46 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutwad is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Vishrambag is about 2.9 km away. Sāngli is about 6.4 km away. Shirol is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanwad (3.7 km), Takli (9.1 km) and Udagaon (10 km).

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

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