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About Baleghol Village

Baleghol is a mid sized village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,893, made up of 980 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baleghol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baleghol village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Pincode 416218
Area (hectares) 1134 hectares
Population 1,893
Male Population 980
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baleghol compares

By the 2011 count Baleghol is the 54th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 1134 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Baleghol

Baleghol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baleghol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baleghol from other places

Baleghol lies about 43 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Gur Market, about 43 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 Baleghol
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 29 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 43 km
Nearest railway station Gur Market 43 km

Villages closest to Baleghol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kagal 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 Baleghol

As per the Census of India 2011, Baleghol village had a population of 1,893. That makes it the 54th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Baleghol village has 980 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baleghol has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Baleghol is 416218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baleghol covers 1134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baleghol falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Baleghol is Gur Market, about 43 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 km distance for Baleghol.

Baleghol is about 43 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baleghol is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 12 km away. Kagal is about 29 km away. Kolhapur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamanakwada (1.7 km), Kapashi (3.0 km) and Alabad (4.2 km).

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

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