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About Kagani Village

Kagani is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,932, made up of 965 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kagani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kagani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416508
Area (hectares) 584 hectares
Population 1,932
Male Population 965
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kagani compares

By the 2011 count Kagani is the 21st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kagani

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

Kagani 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 Kagani
Nearest town Belagavi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 23 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 82 km

Villages closest to Kagani

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 Kagani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kagani village had a population of 1,932. That makes it the 21st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Kagani village has 965 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kagani has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

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

Kagani covers 584 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kagani falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kagani 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 Kagani.

Kagani 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.

Kagani is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 18 km away. Chandgad is about 23 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 Kalkundri (under 2 km), Hundalewadi (under 2 km) and Kowad (2.1 km).

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

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