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About Mhalunge Village

Mhalunge is a small village in Bavda tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 123 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mhalunge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mhalunge village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bavda
Pincode 416206
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 123
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mhalunge compares

By the 2011 count Mhalunge is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Mhalunge

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

Mhalunge lies about 77 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Vaibhavwadi Road, about 18 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 Mhalunge
Nearest railway station Vaibhavwadi Road 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bavda 31 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 65 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 77 km

Villages closest to Mhalunge

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mhalunge village had a population of 232. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Mhalunge village has 123 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mhalunge has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Mhalunge is 416206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mhalunge covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mhalunge falls under Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mhalunge is Vaibhavwadi Road, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Mhalunge.

Mhalunge is about 77 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mhalunge is in Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district. Vaibhavwadi Road is about 18 km away. Bavda is about 31 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pargaonkarwadi (25 km), Gagan Bavda (31 km) and Jambhulnewadi (34 km).

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

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