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About Aralgundi Village

Aralgundi is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 789 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aralgundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aralgundi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416551
Area (hectares) 349 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 789
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aralgundi compares

By the 2011 count Aralgundi is the 44th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 349 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Aralgundi

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

Aralgundi lies about 60 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 23 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 Aralgundi
Nearest town Sankeshwar 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 15 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 23 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 60 km

Villages closest to Aralgundi

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 Aralgundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Aralgundi village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 44th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Aralgundi village has 789 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aralgundi has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Aralgundi is 416551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aralgundi covers 349 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aralgundi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Aralgundi is Parakanahatti, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Aralgundi.

Aralgundi is about 60 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aralgundi is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Sankeshwar is about 4.6 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 15 km away. Parakanahatti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadalge (1.6 km), Nangnur (2.2 km) and Khandal (2.4 km).

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

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