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About Mahipalgad Village

Mahipalgad is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,261, made up of 642 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares.

Mahipalgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahipalgad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 1,261
Male Population 642
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahipalgad compares

By the 2011 count Mahipalgad is the 49th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Mahipalgad

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

Mahipalgad lies about 90 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 Mahipalgad
Nearest town Belagavi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 22 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 90 km

Villages closest to Mahipalgad

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 Mahipalgad

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahipalgad village had a population of 1,261. That makes it the 49th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Mahipalgad village has 642 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahipalgad has about 964 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.

Mahipalgad covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahipalgad falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Mahipalgad 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 Mahipalgad.

Mahipalgad is about 90 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahipalgad is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 14 km away. Chandgad is about 22 km away. Kolhapur is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devarwadi (under 2 km), Sundi (3.3 km) and Supe (3.7 km).

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

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