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About Khanapur Village

Khanapur is a large village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,698, made up of 1,389 males and 1,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.92 hectares hectares.

Khanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Area (hectares) 330.92 hectares
Population 2,698
Male Population 1,389
Female Population 1,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanapur compares

By the 2011 count Khanapur is the 14th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 330.92 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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 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 Bhudargad 18 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 Bhudargad 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 2,698. That makes it the 14th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Khanapur village has 1,389 males and 1,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanapur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Khanapur covers 330.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanapur falls under Bhudargad 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 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 Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 18 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 Devarde (5.0 km), Chivale (5.6 km) and Khedge (8.8 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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