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About Mhalunge Village

Mhalunge is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,878, made up of 2,006 males and 1,872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mhalunge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mhalunge village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416207
Area (hectares) 651.16 hectares
Population 3,878
Male Population 2,006
Female Population 1,872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mhalunge compares

By the 2011 count Mhalunge is the 37th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 651.16 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Mhalunge

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

Mhalunge lies about 21 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 21 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 Mhalunge
Nearest town Shahuwadi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 21 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 21 km

Villages closest to Mhalunge

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 Mhalunge

As per the Census of India 2011, Mhalunge village had a population of 3,878. That makes it the 37th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Mhalunge village has 2,006 males and 1,872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mhalunge has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Mhalunge is 416207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mhalunge covers 651.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mhalunge falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mhalunge is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 21 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 Mhalunge.

Mhalunge 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.

Mhalunge is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 18 km away. Karvir is about 21 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 Shindewadi (6.3 km), Savarde Dumala (8.4 km) and Padali Bk (8.8 km).

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

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