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About Jaital Village

Jaital is a mid sized village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 531 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaital Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaital village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416001
Area (hectares) 262.81 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 531
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaital compares

By the 2011 count Jaital is the 104th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 262.81 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 915.

Getting to Jaital

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

Jaital lies about 11 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 12 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 Jaital
Nearest town Pachgaon 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 11 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 11 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 12 km

Villages closest to Jaital

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.

Common questions about Jaital

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaital village had a population of 991. That makes it the 104th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Jaital village has 531 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaital has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Jaital is 416001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaital covers 262.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaital falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jaital is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 12 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 Jaital.

Jaital is about 11 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaital is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 7.5 km away. Karvir is about 11 km away. Kolhapur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandwal (1.8 km), Dewale (2.1 km) and Kandalgaon (2.3 km).

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

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