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About Walkoli Village

Walkoli is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 286 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares.

Walkoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walkoli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 286
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Walkoli compares

By the 2011 count Walkoli is the 122nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Walkoli

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

Walkoli 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 Walkoli
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 5.6 km
Nearest town Belagavi 31 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 82 km

Villages closest to Walkoli

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 Walkoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Walkoli village had a population of 554. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Walkoli village has 286 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walkoli has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Walkoli covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Walkoli falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Walkoli 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 Walkoli.

Walkoli 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.

Walkoli is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 5.6 km away. Belagavi is about 31 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 Gandharvagad (under 2 km), Koraj (2.4 km) and Majareshirgaon (2.6 km).

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

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