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About Kolavi Village

Kolavi is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 382 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.7 hectares hectares.

Kolavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolavi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 91.7 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 382
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolavi compares

By the 2011 count Kolavi is the 116th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 91.7 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kolavi

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

Kolavi lies about 37 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Bhadwad, about 32 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 Kolavi
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 5.9 km
Nearest town Taloda 24 km
Nearest railway station Bhadwad 32 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 37 km

Villages closest to Kolavi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akkalkuwa 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 Kolavi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolavi village had a population of 719. That makes it the 116th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Kolavi village has 382 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolavi has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Kolavi covers 91.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolavi falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolavi is Bhadwad, about 32 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 Kolavi.

Kolavi is about 37 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolavi is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 5.9 km away. Taloda is about 24 km away. Bhadwad 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 Kolavimal (under 2 km), Koyalivihir (under 2 km) and Khatkuwa (1.6 km).

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

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