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About Hunginhal Village

Hunginhal is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 628 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunginhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunginhal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416535
Area (hectares) 333 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 628
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunginhal compares

By the 2011 count Hunginhal is the 54th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Hunginhal

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

Hunginhal lies about 58 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 36 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 Hunginhal
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 36 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 58 km

Villages closest to Hunginhal

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 Hunginhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunginhal village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 54th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Hunginhal village has 628 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunginhal has about 1032 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 Hunginhal is 416535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunginhal covers 333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunginhal falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hunginhal is Pachhapur, about 36 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 Hunginhal.

Hunginhal is about 58 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunginhal is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 3.7 km away. Pachhapur is about 36 km away. Kolhapur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harli Bk (1.7 km), Bhadgaon (2.0 km) and Inchanal (2.9 km).

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

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