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About Kerli Village

Kerli is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,615, made up of 2,376 males and 2,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416229
Area (hectares) 599 hectares
Population 4,615
Male Population 2,376
Female Population 2,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Kerli compares

By the 2011 count Kerli is the 27th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 599 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kerli

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

Kerli lies about 7.9 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 7.8 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 Kerli
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 7.9 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 7.9 km
Nearest town Kolhāpur 7.9 km

Villages closest to Kerli

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 Kerli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerli village had a population of 4,615. That makes it the 27th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Kerli village has 2,376 males and 2,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerli has about 942 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 Kerli is 416229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerli covers 599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kerli falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kerli is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 7.8 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 Kerli.

Kerli is about 7.9 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerli is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 7.8 km away. Karvir is about 7.9 km away. Kolhapur is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajputwadi (under 2 km), Nigave Dumala (2.6 km) and Kerle (3.4 km).

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

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