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About Kumbhoj Village

Kumbhoj is one of the larger villages in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,544, made up of 7,434 males and 7,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3327 hectares hectares.

Kumbhoj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbhoj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Area (hectares) 3327 hectares
Population 14,544
Male Population 7,434
Female Population 7,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kumbhoj compares

By the 2011 count Kumbhoj is the 6th 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 3327 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kumbhoj

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

Kumbhoj lies about 26 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, about 7.9 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 Kumbhoj
Nearest railway station Nimshirgaon Tamdalge 7.9 km
Nearest town Korochi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 26 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 26 km

Villages closest to Kumbhoj

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 Kumbhoj

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbhoj village had a population of 14,544. That makes it the 6th 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.

Kumbhoj village has 7,434 males and 7,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbhoj has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Kumbhoj covers 3327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumbhoj falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumbhoj is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, about 7.9 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 Kumbhoj.

Kumbhoj 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.

Kumbhoj is in Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Nimshirgaon Tamdalge is about 7.9 km away. Korochi is about 12 km away. Hatkanangle 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 Alte (7.1 km), Hatkanangale (9.0 km) and Korochi (12 km).

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

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