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About Kalkewadi Village

Kalkewadi is a small village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 247 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Kalkewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Patan
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 247
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkewadi compares

By the 2011 count Kalkewadi is the 219th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1089.

Getting to Kalkewadi

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

Kalkewadi lies about 63 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Shirvade, about 37 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 Kalkewadi
Nearest town Shahuwadi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 27 km
Nearest railway station Shirvade 37 km
District headquarters Satara 63 km

Villages closest to Kalkewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkewadi village had a population of 498. That makes it the 219th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Kalkewadi village has 247 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkewadi has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1089.

Kalkewadi covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalkewadi falls under Patan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalkewadi is Shirvade, about 37 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 Kalkewadi.

Kalkewadi is about 63 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkewadi is in Patan tehsil of Satara district. Shahuwadi is about 25 km away. Patan is about 27 km away. Shirvade is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalkewadi (under 2 km), Dakewadi (under 2 km) and Jalagewadi (under 2 km).

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

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