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About Nilpan Village

Nilpan is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,897, made up of 953 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.91 hectares hectares.

Nilpan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilpan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Area (hectares) 215.91 hectares
Population 1,897
Male Population 953
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilpan compares

By the 2011 count Nilpan is the 19th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 215.91 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Nilpan

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

Nilpan lies about 39 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 40 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 Nilpan
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 12 km
Nearest town Nipāni 27 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 39 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 40 km

Villages closest to Nilpan

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 Nilpan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilpan village had a population of 1,897. That makes it the 19th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Nilpan village has 953 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilpan has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Nilpan covers 215.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nilpan falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilpan is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 40 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 Nilpan.

Nilpan is about 39 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilpan is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 12 km away. Nipāni is about 27 km away. Kolhapur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachavade (1.5 km), Basarewadi (1.9 km) and Madilge Kh (1.9 km).

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

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