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About Dundage Village

Dundage is a large village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,961, made up of 2,045 males and 1,916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundage Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundage village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416501
Area (hectares) 570 hectares
Population 3,961
Male Population 2,045
Female Population 1,916
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 Dundage compares

By the 2011 count Dundage is the 15th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 570 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Dundage

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

Dundage lies about 53 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 35 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 Dundage
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 35 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 53 km

Villages closest to Dundage

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 Dundage

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundage village had a population of 3,961. That makes it the 15th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Dundage village has 2,045 males and 1,916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundage has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Dundage is 416501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dundage covers 570 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dundage falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dundage is Parakanahatti, about 35 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 Dundage.

Dundage is about 53 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundage is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 4.7 km away. Parakanahatti is about 35 km away. Kolhapur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarali (2.0 km), Madyal (2.1 km) and Hasurchampu (2.9 km).

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

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