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About Kaneri Village

Kaneri is one of the larger villages in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,191, made up of 3,806 males and 3,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 970 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416234
Area (hectares) 970 hectares
Population 7,191
Male Population 3,806
Female Population 3,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaneri compares

By the 2011 count Kaneri is the 8th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 970 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kaneri

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

Kaneri lies about 9.5 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Gur Market, about 9.2 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 Kaneri
Nearest town Pachgaon 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Gur Market 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 9.5 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 9.5 km

Villages closest to Kaneri

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 Kaneri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaneri village had a population of 7,191. That makes it the 8th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Kaneri village has 3,806 males and 3,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneri has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kaneri is 416234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaneri covers 970 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaneri falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kaneri is Gur Market, about 9.2 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 Kaneri.

Kaneri is about 9.5 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaneri is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 6.6 km away. Gur Market is about 9.2 km away. Karvir is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaneriwadi (under 2 km), Gokul Shirgaon (2.7 km) and Kogil Bk (2.7 km).

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

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