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About Naukud Village

Naukud is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 550 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,295 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naukud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naukud village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416506
Area (hectares) 616 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 550
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,295
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naukud compares

By the 2011 count Naukud is the 56th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 616 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Naukud

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

Naukud lies about 62 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 30 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 Naukud
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 30 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 62 km

Villages closest to Naukud

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 Naukud

As per the Census of India 2011, Naukud village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 56th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Naukud village has 550 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naukud has about 1295 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

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

Naukud covers 616 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naukud falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Naukud is Pachhapur, about 30 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 Naukud.

Naukud 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.

Naukud is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 9.0 km away. Pachhapur is about 30 km away. Kolhapur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchewadi (1.6 km), Hasursasgiri (2.3 km) and Hidadugi (2.5 km).

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

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