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About Navale Village

Navale is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 384 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515 hectares hectares.

Navale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Area (hectares) 515 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 384
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Navale compares

By the 2011 count Navale is the 69th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 515 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 1003.

Getting to Navale

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

Navale lies about 58 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 41 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 Navale
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 6.5 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 27 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 41 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 58 km

Villages closest to Navale

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 Navale

As per the Census of India 2011, Navale village had a population of 785. That makes it the 69th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Navale village has 384 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navale has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Navale covers 515 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.

Navale falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Navale is Kankavali, about 41 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 Navale.

Navale is about 58 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navale is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 6.5 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 27 km away. Kankavali is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Megholi (under 2 km), Sonurli (2.1 km) and Nandoli (2.3 km).

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

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