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About Ghunaki Village

Ghunaki is one of the larger villages in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,071, made up of 4,168 males and 3,903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunaki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Pincode 416112
Area (hectares) 1192 hectares
Population 8,071
Male Population 4,168
Female Population 3,903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghunaki compares

By the 2011 count Ghunaki is the 17th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 1192 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ghunaki

Ghunaki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghunaki as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghunaki from other places

Ghunaki lies about 22 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Rukadi, about 20 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 Ghunaki
Nearest town Wadgaon 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Rukadi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 22 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 22 km

Villages closest to Ghunaki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hatkanangle 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 Ghunaki

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunaki village had a population of 8,071. That makes it the 17th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Ghunaki village has 4,168 males and 3,903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunaki has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ghunaki is 416112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunaki covers 1192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghunaki falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghunaki is Rukadi, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghunaki.

Ghunaki is about 22 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunaki is in Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Wadgaon is about 6.4 km away. Rukadi is about 20 km away. Hatkanangle 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 Kini (2.4 km), Chavare (2.7 km) and Talandage (4.5 km).

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

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