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About Erandol Village

Erandol is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 456 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erandol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erandol village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416505
Area (hectares) 687 hectares
Population 1,015
Male Population 456
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,226
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Erandol compares

By the 2011 count Erandol is the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 687 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1117.

Getting to Erandol

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

Erandol lies about 72 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 42 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 Erandol
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 7.9 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 26 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 42 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 72 km

Villages closest to Erandol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Erandol village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Erandol village has 456 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erandol has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Erandol is 416505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erandol covers 687 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Erandol falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Erandol is Belagavi, about 42 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 Erandol.

Erandol is about 72 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erandol is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 7.9 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 26 km away. Belagavi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latagaon (1.9 km), Polgaon (2.5 km) and Deulwadi (2.8 km).

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

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