About Balinge Village

Balinge is one of the larger villages in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,158, made up of 2,703 males and 2,455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balinge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balinge village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Karvir
Pincode	416010
Area (hectares)	422 hectares
Population	5,158
Male Population	2,703
Female Population	2,455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balinge compares

By the 2011 count Balinge is the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 422 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Balinge

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

Balinge lies about 6.3 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 7.1 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 Balinge
Tehsil headquarters	Karvir	6.3 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	6.3 km
Nearest town	Kolhāpur	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	7.1 km

Villages closest to Balinge

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

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Common questions about Balinge

As per the Census of India 2011, Balinge village had a population of 5,158. That makes it the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Balinge village has 2,703 males and 2,455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balinge has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Balinge is 416010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balinge covers 422 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balinge falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balinge is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 7.1 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 Balinge.

Balinge is about 6.3 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balinge is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Karvir is about 6.3 km away. Kolhapur is about 6.3 km away. Kolhāpur is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.