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About Kale Village

Kale is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 97 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.01 hectares hectares.

Kale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 411.01 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 97
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kale compares

By the 2011 count Kale is the 68th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 411.01 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Kale

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

Kale lies about 79 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 48 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 Kale
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 48 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 57 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 79 km

Villages closest to Kale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kale village had a population of 203. That makes it the 68th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Kale village has 97 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kale has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1056.

Kale covers 411.01 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.

Kale falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kale is Dewalgaon, about 48 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 <5 km distance for Kale.

Kale is about 79 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kale is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 3.1 km away. Dewalgaon is about 48 km away. Desāīganj is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandharigota (under 2 km), Bhimpur (1.9 km) and Gutekasa (2.1 km).

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

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