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About Yalgud Village

Yalgud is one of the larger villages in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,891, made up of 4,094 males and 3,797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 975 hectares hectares.

Yalgud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yalgud village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Area (hectares) 975 hectares
Population 7,891
Male Population 4,094
Female Population 3,797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yalgud compares

By the 2011 count Yalgud is the 18th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 975 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 Yalgud

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

Yalgud lies about 21 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Rukadi, about 15 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 Yalgud
Nearest town Hupari 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Rukadi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 21 km

Villages closest to Yalgud

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 Yalgud

As per the Census of India 2011, Yalgud village had a population of 7,891. That makes it the 18th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Yalgud village has 4,094 males and 3,797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yalgud has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Yalgud covers 975 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Yalgud falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Yalgud is Rukadi, about 15 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 Yalgud.

Yalgud 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.

Yalgud is in Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Hupari is about 2.7 km away. Rukadi is about 15 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 Hupari (2.7 km), Pattan Kodoli (7.7 km) and Ingali (7.9 km).

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

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