About Kariwade Village

Kariwade is a large village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,595, made up of 1,741 males and 1,854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1448 hectares hectares.

Kariwade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariwade village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Sawantwadi
Area (hectares)	1448 hectares
Population	3,595
Male Population	1,741
Female Population	1,854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariwade compares

By the 2011 count Kariwade is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 1448 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Kariwade

Kariwade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kariwade as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kariwade from other places

Kariwade lies about 34 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 6.9 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 Kariwade
Nearest railway station	Pernem	6.9 km
Nearest town	Mapusa	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sawantwadi	28 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	34 km

Villages closest to Kariwade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariwade village had a population of 3,595. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Kariwade village has 1,741 males and 1,854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariwade has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

Kariwade covers 1448 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariwade falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kariwade is Pernem, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kariwade.

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

Kariwade is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Pernem is about 6.9 km away. Mapusa is about 8.0 km away. Sawantwadi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.