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About Channekuppi Village

Channekuppi is a large village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,545, made up of 1,206 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channekuppi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channekuppi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416502
Area (hectares) 573 hectares
Population 2,545
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channekuppi compares

By the 2011 count Channekuppi is the 25th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 573 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Channekuppi

Channekuppi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Channekuppi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Channekuppi from other places

Channekuppi lies about 58 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 32 km away. 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 Channekuppi
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 58 km

Villages closest to Channekuppi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gadhinglaj 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 Channekuppi

As per the Census of India 2011, Channekuppi village had a population of 2,545. That makes it the 25th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Channekuppi village has 1,206 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channekuppi has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Channekuppi is 416502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channekuppi covers 573 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channekuppi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Channekuppi is Pachhapur, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Channekuppi.

Channekuppi is about 58 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channekuppi is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 5.5 km away. Pachhapur is about 32 km away. Kolhapur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamale Hatti (under 2 km), Shindewadi (under 2 km) and Hanmantwadi (2.2 km).

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

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