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About Kochalewadi Village

Kochalewadi is a small village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 85 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochalewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochalewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 412803
Area (hectares) 400 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 85
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kochalewadi compares

By the 2011 count Kochalewadi is the 114th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1064.

Getting to Kochalewadi

Kochalewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kochalewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kochalewadi from other places

Kochalewadi lies about 43 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, 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 Kochalewadi
Tehsil headquarters Wai 15 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 37 km
District headquarters Satara 43 km

Villages closest to Kochalewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochalewadi village had a population of 186. That makes it the 114th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Kochalewadi village has 85 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochalewadi has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Kochalewadi is 412803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kochalewadi covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kochalewadi falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kochalewadi is Karanjadi, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kochalewadi.

Kochalewadi is about 43 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochalewadi is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 15 km away. Karanjadi is about 37 km away. Satara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nhalewadi (under 2 km), Varkhadwadi (2.7 km) and Wadkarwadi (2.7 km).

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

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