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About Kini Village

Kini is one of the larger villages in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,786, made up of 4,006 males and 3,780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1125 hectares hectares.

Kini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kini village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Area (hectares) 1125 hectares
Population 7,786
Male Population 4,006
Female Population 3,780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kini compares

By the 2011 count Kini is the 19th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 1125 hectares work out to about 6.9 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 Kini

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

Kini lies about 21 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Rukadi, about 17 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 Kini
Nearest town Wadgaon 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Rukadi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 21 km

Villages closest to Kini

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 Kini

As per the Census of India 2011, Kini village had a population of 7,786. That makes it the 19th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Kini village has 4,006 males and 3,780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kini has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Kini covers 1125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kini falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kini is Rukadi, about 17 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 Kini.

Kini is about 21 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kini is in Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Wadgaon is about 4.0 km away. Rukadi is about 17 km away. Hatkanangle is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghunaki (2.4 km), Bhadole (3.6 km) and Vadgaon Kasaba (4.0 km).

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

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