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About Kandalgaon Village

Kandalgaon is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,864, made up of 2,147 males and 1,717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416013
Area (hectares) 732.22 hectares
Population 3,864
Male Population 2,147
Female Population 1,717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kandalgaon is the 38th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 732.22 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 Kandalgaon

Kandalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandalgaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandalgaon from other places

Kandalgaon lies about 12 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 13 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 Kandalgaon
Nearest town Pachgaon 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 12 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 12 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 13 km

Villages closest to Kandalgaon

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 Kandalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandalgaon village had a population of 3,864. That makes it the 38th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Kandalgaon village has 2,147 males and 1,717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandalgaon has about 800 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 Kandalgaon is 416013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandalgaon covers 732.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandalgaon falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kandalgaon is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kandalgaon.

Kandalgaon is about 12 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandalgaon is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 9.0 km away. Karvir is about 12 km away. Kolhapur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandgaon (under 2 km), Dewale (under 2 km) and Gadegoundwadi (1.6 km).

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

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