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About Ekondi Village

Ekondi is a large village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,151, made up of 1,650 males and 1,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.47 hectares hectares.

Ekondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekondi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Area (hectares) 479.47 hectares
Population 3,151
Male Population 1,650
Female Population 1,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekondi compares

By the 2011 count Ekondi is the 26th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 479.47 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ekondi

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

Ekondi lies about 15 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 16 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 Ekondi
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 9.4 km
Nearest town Kāgal 9.4 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 15 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 16 km

Villages closest to Ekondi

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 Ekondi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekondi village had a population of 3,151. That makes it the 26th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Ekondi village has 1,650 males and 1,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekondi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Ekondi covers 479.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekondi falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekondi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 16 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 Ekondi.

Ekondi is about 15 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekondi is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kagal is about 9.4 km away. Kāgal is about 9.4 km away. Kolhapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadagaon (2.3 km), Bamani (2.7 km) and Siddhanerli (3.3 km).

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

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