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About Kanadi Village

Kanadi is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 436 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521 hectares hectares.

Kanadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 521 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 436
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanadi compares

By the 2011 count Kanadi is the 87th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 521 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kanadi

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

Kanadi lies about 79 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 35 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 Kanadi
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 5.9 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 30 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 35 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 79 km

Villages closest to Kanadi

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.

Common questions about Kanadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanadi village had a population of 865. That makes it the 87th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Kanadi village has 436 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanadi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Kanadi covers 521 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanadi falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanadi is Belagavi, about 35 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 Kanadi.

Kanadi is about 79 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanadi is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 5.9 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 30 km away. Belagavi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Powachiwadi (under 2 km), Savarde Inam (under 2 km) and Savarde Khalsa (under 2 km).

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

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