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About Bastawad Village

Bastawad is a large village in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,321, made up of 1,160 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 411606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bastawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastawad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 411606
Area (hectares) 379.28 hectares
Population 2,321
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastawad compares

By the 2011 count Bastawad is the 47th 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 379.28 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bastawad

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

Bastawad lies about 34 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Amnapur, 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 Bastawad
Nearest town Ashta under 2 km
Nearest railway station Amnapur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirol 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 34 km

Villages closest to Bastawad

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 Bastawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastawad village had a population of 2,321. That makes it the 47th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Bastawad village has 1,160 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastawad has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bastawad is 411606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bastawad covers 379.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bastawad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bastawad is Amnapur, 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 Bastawad.

Bastawad is about 34 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastawad is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ashta is about under 2 km away. Amnapur is about 12 km away. Shirol is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malwadi (8.9 km), Majarewadi (14 km) and Umalwad (22 km).

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

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