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About Kini Village

Kini is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,654, made up of 816 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kini village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416508
Area (hectares) 406.09 hectares
Population 1,654
Male Population 816
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kini compares

By the 2011 count Kini is the 33rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 406.09 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kini

Kini is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kini as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kini from other places

Kini lies about 82 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 Kini
Nearest town Belagavi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 82 km

Villages closest to Kini

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 Kini

As per the Census of India 2011, Kini village had a population of 1,654. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Kini village has 816 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kini has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Kini is 416508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kini covers 406.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kini falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kini 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 <5 km distance for Kini.

Kini is about 82 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kini is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 20 km away. Chandgad is about 21 km away. Kolhapur is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hundalewadi (under 2 km), Nagardale (under 2 km) and Nitur (1.8 km).

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

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