About Chandgad Village

Chandgad is one of the larger villages in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,205, made up of 5,296 males and 4,909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1508 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandgad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Chandgad
Pincode	416509
Area (hectares)	1508 hectares
Population	10,205
Male Population	5,296
Female Population	4,909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandgad compares

By the 2011 count Chandgad is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 1508 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Chandgad

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

Chandgad lies about 84 km from Kolhapur. 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 Chandgad
Nearest town	Belagavi	36 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	84 km

Villages closest to Chandgad

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

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Common questions about Chandgad

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandgad village had a population of 10,205. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Chandgad village has 5,296 males and 4,909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandgad has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Chandgad is 416509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandgad covers 1508 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandgad falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chandgad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandgad.

Chandgad is about 84 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandgad is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 36 km away. Kolhapur is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.