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About Khanapur Village

Khanapur is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 394 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416505
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 394
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanapur compares

By the 2011 count Khanapur is the 57th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Khanapur

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

Khanapur lies about 68 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 44 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 Khanapur
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 4.6 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 24 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 44 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 68 km

Villages closest to Khanapur

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 Khanapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanapur village had a population of 781. That makes it the 57th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Khanapur village has 394 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanapur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

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

Khanapur covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanapur falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khanapur is Belagavi, about 44 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 Khanapur.

Khanapur is about 68 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanapur is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 4.6 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 24 km away. Belagavi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deulwadi (under 2 km), Ite (1.6 km) and Polgaon (2.1 km).

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

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