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About Kumari Village

Kumari is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 610 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416504
Area (hectares) 646.42 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 610
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumari compares

By the 2011 count Kumari is the 53rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 646.42 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Kumari

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

Kumari lies about 77 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 28 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 Kumari
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 25 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 28 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 77 km

Villages closest to Kumari

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 Kumari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumari village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Kumari village has 610 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumari has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Kumari is 416504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumari covers 646.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumari falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumari is Belagavi, about 28 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 Kumari.

Kumari is about 77 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumari is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 25 km away. Belagavi is about 28 km away. Kolhapur is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yamehatti (2.0 km), Sambare (2.3 km) and Umbarwadi (5.2 km).

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

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