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About Kadalge Village

Kadalge is a large village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,347, made up of 1,175 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadalge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadalge village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416506
Area (hectares) 534 hectares
Population 2,347
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadalge compares

By the 2011 count Kadalge is the 28th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 534 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Kadalge

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

Kadalge lies about 62 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 22 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 Kadalge
Nearest town Sankeshwar 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 16 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 22 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 62 km

Villages closest to Kadalge

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 Kadalge

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadalge village had a population of 2,347. That makes it the 28th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Kadalge village has 1,175 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadalge has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Kadalge is 416506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadalge covers 534 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadalge falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kadalge is Parakanahatti, about 22 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 Kadalge.

Kadalge is about 62 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadalge is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Sankeshwar is about 6.2 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 16 km away. Parakanahatti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Idarguchhi (under 2 km), Aralgundi (1.6 km) and Khandal (3.2 km).

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

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