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About Hambire Village

Hambire is a small village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 146 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hambire Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hambire village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416509
Area (hectares) 149.78 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 146
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hambire compares

By the 2011 count Hambire is the 149th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 149.78 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Hambire

Hambire is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hambire as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hambire from other places

Hambire lies about 85 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 Hambire
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 1.5 km
Nearest town Belagavi 34 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 85 km

Villages closest to Hambire

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 Hambire

As per the Census of India 2011, Hambire village had a population of 280. That makes it the 149th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Hambire village has 146 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hambire has about 918 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 Hambire is 416509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hambire covers 149.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hambire falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hambire.

Hambire is about 85 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hambire is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 1.5 km away. Belagavi is about 34 km away. Kolhapur is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandgad (under 2 km), Asagaon (1.6 km) and Sulaye (1.6 km).

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

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