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About Kahali Village

Kahali is a large village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,144, made up of 1,045 males and 1,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 535.05 hectares
Population 2,144
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 1,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kahali compares

By the 2011 count Kahali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 535.05 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kahali

Kahali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kahali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kahali from other places

Kahali lies about 36 km from Gondiya. 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 Kahali
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 2.9 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 30 km
District headquarters Gondiya 36 km

Villages closest to Kahali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahali village had a population of 2,144. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Kahali village has 1,045 males and 1,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahali has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kahali is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahali covers 535.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahali falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kahali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kahali.

Kahali is about 36 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahali is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 2.9 km away. Dongargarh is about 30 km away. Gondiya is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimba (under 2 km), Bramhantola (under 2 km) and Paol Dawana (1.7 km).

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

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