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About Madyal Village

Madyal is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 849 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madyal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416502
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 849
Female Population 809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madyal compares

By the 2011 count Madyal is the 42nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Madyal

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

Madyal lies about 51 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, 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 Madyal
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 36 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 51 km

Villages closest to Madyal

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 Madyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Madyal village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Madyal village has 849 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madyal has about 953 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 Madyal is 416502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madyal covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madyal falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Madyal is Parakanahatti, 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 Madyal.

Madyal is about 51 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madyal is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 5.5 km away. Parakanahatti is about 36 km away. Kolhapur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasurchampu (1.9 km), Hanimnal (1.9 km) and Dundage (2.1 km).

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

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