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About Parle Village

Parle is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,359, made up of 718 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1101 hectares hectares.

Parle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parle village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 1101 hectares
Population 1,359
Male Population 718
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parle compares

By the 2011 count Parle is the 42nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 1101 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Parle

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

Parle lies about 93 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 Parle
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 9.9 km
Nearest town Belagavi 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 93 km

Villages closest to Parle

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 Parle

As per the Census of India 2011, Parle village had a population of 1,359. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Parle village has 718 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parle has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Parle covers 1101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parle falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Parle 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 Parle.

Parle is about 93 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parle is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 9.9 km away. Belagavi is about 32 km away. Kolhapur is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Motanwadi (under 2 km), Raidewadi (under 2 km) and Jelugade (2.0 km).

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

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