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About Chandur Village

Chandur is one of the larger villages in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,358, made up of 7,363 males and 6,995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 889 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Pincode 416115
Area (hectares) 889 hectares
Population 14,358
Male Population 7,363
Female Population 6,995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandur compares

By the 2011 count Chandur is the 7th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 889 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Chandur

Chandur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandur from other places

Chandur lies about 26 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 27 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 Chandur
Nearest town Pachgaon 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 26 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 26 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 27 km

Villages closest to Chandur

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 Chandur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandur village had a population of 14,358. That makes it the 7th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Chandur village has 7,363 males and 6,995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Chandur is 416115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandur covers 889 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandur falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chandur is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandur.

Chandur is about 26 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandur is in Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 22 km away. Hatkanangle is about 26 km away. Kolhapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangoli (7.4 km), Nagaon (9.7 km) and Halondi (12 km).

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

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