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About Kadgaon Village

Kadgaon is one of the larger villages in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,775, made up of 2,859 males and 2,916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416502
Area (hectares) 1220 hectares
Population 5,775
Male Population 2,859
Female Population 2,916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kadgaon is the 8th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 1220 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 Kadgaon

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

Kadgaon lies about 52 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 43 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 Kadgaon
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 43 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 52 km

Villages closest to Kadgaon

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 Kadgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadgaon village had a population of 5,775. That makes it the 8th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Kadgaon village has 2,859 males and 2,916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadgaon has about 1020 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 Kadgaon is 416502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadgaon covers 1220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadgaon falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kadgaon is Pachhapur, about 43 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 Kadgaon.

Kadgaon is about 52 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadgaon is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 5.0 km away. Pachhapur is about 43 km away. Kolhapur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beknal (1.7 km), Jakhewadi (1.9 km) and Karambali (3.1 km).

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

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