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About Chaundal Village

Chaundal is a mid sized village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 480 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaundal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaundal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Pincode 416219
Area (hectares) 256.28 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 480
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaundal compares

By the 2011 count Chaundal is the 79th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 256.28 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chaundal

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

Chaundal lies about 29 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 30 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 Chaundal
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 20 km
Nearest town Kāgal 20 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 29 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 30 km

Villages closest to Chaundal

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 Chaundal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaundal village had a population of 939. That makes it the 79th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Chaundal village has 480 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaundal has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chaundal is 416219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaundal covers 256.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaundal falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chaundal is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 30 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 Chaundal.

Chaundal is about 29 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaundal is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kagal is about 20 km away. Kāgal is about 20 km away. Kolhapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadagaon (2.4 km), Malage Bk (2.7 km) and Sonali (2.8 km).

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

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