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About Kolwan Village

Kolwan is a mid sized village in Mulshi tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 648 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolwan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Mulshi
Pincode 412108
Area (hectares) 326 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 648
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolwan compares

By the 2011 count Kolwan is the 24th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kolwan

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

Kolwan lies about 34 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Megapolis Circle, about 16 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 Kolwan
Tehsil headquarters Mulshi 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Megapolis Circle 16 km
Nearest town Talegaon Dābhāde 23 km
District headquarters Pune 34 km

Villages closest to Kolwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolwan village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 24th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents.

Kolwan village has 648 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolwan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kolwan is 412108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolwan covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolwan falls under Mulshi tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolwan is Megapolis Circle, about 16 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 Kolwan.

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

Kolwan is in Mulshi tehsil of Pune district. Mulshi is about 9.3 km away. Megapolis Circle is about 16 km away. Talegaon Dābhāde is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hotale (1.9 km), Gavadewadi (3.8 km) and Bhadas Bk (3.8 km).

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

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