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About Latwadi Village

Latwadi is a mid sized village in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 684 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 416130
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 684
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latwadi compares

By the 2011 count Latwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Latwadi

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

Latwadi lies about 30 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, 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 Latwadi
Nearest town Ichalkaranji 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Nimshirgaon Tamdalge 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirol 12 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 30 km

Villages closest to Latwadi

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 Latwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Latwadi village had a population of 1,339. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Latwadi village has 684 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latwadi has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Latwadi is 416130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latwadi covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Latwadi falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Latwadi is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, 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 Latwadi.

Latwadi is about 30 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latwadi is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ichalkaranji is about 6.3 km away. Nimshirgaon Tamdalge is about 12 km away. Shirol 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 Lat (under 2 km), Ghosarwad (7.3 km) and Nandani (7.6 km).

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

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