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About Kaneri Village

Kaneri is a large village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,188, made up of 1,135 males and 1,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 917.05 hectares hectares.

Kaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Area (hectares) 917.05 hectares
Population 2,188
Male Population 1,135
Female Population 1,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaneri compares

By the 2011 count Kaneri is the 30th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 917.05 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

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 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 24 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 8.1 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 15 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 24 km

Villages closest to Kaneri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panhala 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 2,188. That makes it the 30th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Kaneri village has 1,135 males and 1,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneri has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Kaneri covers 917.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaneri falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kaneri is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 24 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 Kaneri.

Kaneri is about 24 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 Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 8.1 km away. Shahuwadi is about 15 km away. Kolhapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotoli (2.7 km), Kumbharwadi (3.0 km) and Nanundre (3.2 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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