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About Kalkundri Village

Kalkundri is a large village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,081, made up of 1,487 males and 1,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745 hectares hectares.

Kalkundri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkundri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 745 hectares
Population 3,081
Male Population 1,487
Female Population 1,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkundri compares

By the 2011 count Kalkundri is the 9th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 745 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kalkundri

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

Kalkundri lies about 81 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 Kalkundri
Nearest town Belagavi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 23 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 81 km

Villages closest to Kalkundri

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 Kalkundri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkundri village had a population of 3,081. That makes it the 9th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Kalkundri village has 1,487 males and 1,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkundri has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Kalkundri covers 745 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalkundri falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kalkundri 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 10+ km distance for Kalkundri.

Kalkundri is about 81 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkundri is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 19 km away. Chandgad is about 23 km away. Kolhapur is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kagani (under 2 km), Kowad (under 2 km) and Kudanur (1.8 km).

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

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