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About Vhanali Village

Vhanali is a large village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,680, made up of 1,426 males and 1,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vhanali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vhanali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Pincode 416221
Area (hectares) 765.12 hectares
Population 2,680
Male Population 1,426
Female Population 1,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vhanali compares

By the 2011 count Vhanali is the 33rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 765.12 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Vhanali

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

Vhanali lies about 21 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 22 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 Vhanali
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 13 km
Nearest town Kāgal 13 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 21 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 22 km

Villages closest to Vhanali

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 Vhanali

As per the Census of India 2011, Vhanali village had a population of 2,680. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Vhanali village has 1,426 males and 1,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vhanali has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Vhanali covers 765.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vhanali falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vhanali is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Vhanali.

Vhanali 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.

Vhanali is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kagal is about 13 km away. Kāgal is about 13 km away. Kolhapur 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 Sake (2.3 km), Bachani (3.5 km) and Shendur (3.6 km).

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

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