About Kerle Village

Kerle is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,951, made up of 2,537 males and 2,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerle village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Karvir
Pincode	416229
Area (hectares)	576 hectares
Population	4,951
Male Population	2,537
Female Population	2,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerle compares

By the 2011 count Kerle is the 23rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 576 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kerle

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

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

Villages closest to Kerle

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 Kerle

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerle village had a population of 4,951. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Kerle village has 2,537 males and 2,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerle has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kerle is 416229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerle covers 576 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kerle falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kerle is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 11 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 Kerle.

Kerle 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.

Kerle is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 11 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.