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About Kumbharwada Village

Kumbharwada is a large village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,406, made up of 1,195 males and 1,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416529, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbharwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbharwada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Pincode 416529
Area (hectares) 575.75 hectares
Population 2,406
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbharwada compares

By the 2011 count Kumbharwada is the 16th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 575.75 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Kumbharwada

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

Kumbharwada lies about 27 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 2.1 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 Kumbharwada
Nearest railway station Kudal 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawantwadi 18 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 18 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 27 km

Villages closest to Kumbharwada

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.

Common questions about Kumbharwada

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbharwada village had a population of 2,406. That makes it the 16th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Kumbharwada village has 1,195 males and 1,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbharwada has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Kumbharwada is 416529. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumbharwada covers 575.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumbharwada falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumbharwada is Kudal, about 2.1 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 Kumbharwada.

Kumbharwada is about 27 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbharwada is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kudal is about 2.1 km away. Sawantwadi is about 18 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolgaon (15 km), Kunkeri (17 km) and Dongarpal (18 km).

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

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