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About Terani Village

Terani is a large village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,793, made up of 2,410 males and 2,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Terani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Pincode 416506
Area (hectares) 1112 hectares
Population 4,793
Male Population 2,410
Female Population 2,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Terani compares

By the 2011 count Terani is the 9th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 1112 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Terani

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

Terani lies about 68 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, 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 Terani
Nearest town Sankeshwar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gadhinglaj 16 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 22 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 68 km

Villages closest to Terani

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 Terani

As per the Census of India 2011, Terani village had a population of 4,793. That makes it the 9th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Terani village has 2,410 males and 2,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terani has about 989 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 Terani is 416506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Terani covers 1112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Terani falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Terani is Pachhapur, 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 Terani.

Terani is about 68 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Terani is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Sankeshwar is about 14 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 16 km away. Pachhapur 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 Bugadi Katti (2.9 km), Manwad (3.3 km) and Kumbalhal (3.4 km).

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

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