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About Valave Kh Village

Valave Kh is a large village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,607, made up of 1,342 males and 1,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valave Kh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valave Kh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Pincode 416221
Area (hectares) 482.93 hectares
Population 2,607
Male Population 1,342
Female Population 1,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valave Kh compares

By the 2011 count Valave Kh is the 34th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 482.93 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Valave Kh

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

Valave Kh lies about 19 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 19 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 Valave Kh
District headquarters Kolhapur 19 km
Nearest town Kolhāpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 34 km

Villages closest to Valave Kh

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 Valave Kh

As per the Census of India 2011, Valave Kh village had a population of 2,607. That makes it the 34th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Valave Kh village has 1,342 males and 1,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valave Kh has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Valave Kh is 416221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valave Kh covers 482.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valave Kh falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Valave Kh is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 19 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 Valave Kh.

Valave Kh is about 19 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valave Kh is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kolhapur is about 19 km away. Kolhāpur is about 19 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasur Bk (22 km), Hanbarwadi (24 km) and Vadagaon (27 km).

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

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