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About Kadal Village

Kadal is a small village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 198 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,288 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares.

Kadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 198
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,288
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadal compares

By the 2011 count Kadal is the 85th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Kadal

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

Kadal lies about 85 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 Kadal
Nearest town Belagavi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 31 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 85 km

Villages closest to Kadal

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 Kadal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadal village had a population of 453. That makes it the 85th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Kadal village has 198 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadal has about 1288 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Kadal covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadal falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kadal 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 Kadal.

Kadal is about 85 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadal is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 19 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 31 km away. Kolhapur is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basarge Kh (3.7 km), Umbarwadi (4.5 km) and Kaulge (4.8 km).

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

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