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About Kolhewadi Village

Kolhewadi is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 200 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.57 hectares hectares.

Kolhewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolhewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 539.57 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 200
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolhewadi compares

By the 2011 count Kolhewadi is the 88th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 539.57 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Kolhewadi

Kolhewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolhewadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kheravse, Khorgaon, Khorninko and Kochari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kolhewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolhewadi village had a population of 444. That makes it the 88th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kolhewadi village has 200 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolhewadi has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Kolhewadi covers 539.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolhewadi falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kolhewadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolhewadi.

Kolhewadi is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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