About Kolkewadi Village

Kolkewadi is a large village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,507, made up of 1,784 males and 1,723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2984 hectares hectares.

Kolkewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolkewadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Chiplun
Area (hectares)	2984 hectares
Population	3,507
Male Population	1,784
Female Population	1,723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolkewadi compares

By the 2011 count Kolkewadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 2984 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

Getting to Kolkewadi

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

Kolkewadi lies about 91 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, 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 Kolkewadi
Nearest railway station	Kalambani Budruk	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiplun	28 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	28 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	91 km

Villages closest to Kolkewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolkewadi village had a population of 3,507. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Kolkewadi village has 1,784 males and 1,723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolkewadi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

Kolkewadi covers 2984 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolkewadi falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolkewadi is Kalambani Budruk, 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 Kolkewadi.

Kolkewadi is about 91 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolkewadi is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Chiplun is about 28 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.