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About Kolwadi Village

Kolwadi is a mid sized village in Junnar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 429 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 619.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Junnar
Pincode 412409
Area (hectares) 619.67 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 429
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kolwadi is the 126th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 619.67 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kolwadi

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

Kolwadi lies about 82 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Vangani, about 30 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 Kolwadi
Nearest railway station Vangani 30 km
Nearest town Badlapur 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Junnar 33 km
District headquarters Pune 82 km

Villages closest to Kolwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolwadi village had a population of 849. That makes it the 126th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kolwadi village has 429 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolwadi has about 979 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Kolwadi is 412409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolwadi covers 619.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolwadi falls under Junnar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolwadi is Vangani, about 30 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 Kolwadi.

Kolwadi is about 82 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolwadi is in Junnar tehsil of Pune district. Vangani is about 30 km away. Badlapur is about 32 km away. Junnar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalwadi (3.3 km), Pur (7.4 km) and Shindewadi (11 km).

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

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