About Malwadi Village

Malwadi is a large village in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,025, made up of 2,056 males and 1,969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shirol
Pincode	416105
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	4,025
Male Population	2,056
Female Population	1,969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malwadi compares

By the 2011 count Malwadi is the 34th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. 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 Malwadi

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

Malwadi lies about 42 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhilawadi, about 4.2 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 Malwadi
Nearest railway station	Bhilawadi	4.2 km
Nearest town	Ashta	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shirol	31 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	42 km

Villages closest to Malwadi

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 Malwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Malwadi village had a population of 4,025. That makes it the 34th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Malwadi village has 2,056 males and 1,969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malwadi 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 Malwadi is 416105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malwadi covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malwadi falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malwadi is Bhilawadi, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance for Malwadi.

Malwadi is about 42 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malwadi is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhilawadi is about 4.2 km away. Ashta is about 8.9 km away. Shirol is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.