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About Top Village

Top is one of the larger villages in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,589, made up of 4,948 males and 4,641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1127.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Top Overview

Census 2011 figures for Top village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Pincode 416122
Area (hectares) 1127.64 hectares
Population 9,589
Male Population 4,948
Female Population 4,641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Top compares

By the 2011 count Top is the 14th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 1127.64 hectares work out to about 8.5 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 Top

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

Top lies about 12 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 9.7 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 Top
Nearest town Wadgaon 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 12 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 12 km

Villages closest to Top

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 Top

As per the Census of India 2011, Top village had a population of 9,589. That makes it the 14th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Top village has 4,948 males and 4,641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Top has about 938 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 Top is 416122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Top covers 1127.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Top falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Top is Valivade, about 9.7 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 Top.

Top is about 12 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Top is in Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Wadgaon is about 5.9 km away. Valivade is about 9.7 km away. Hatkanangle is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiroli (5.7 km), Vadgaon Kasaba (5.9 km) and Kini (8.8 km).

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

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