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About Male Village

Male is one of the larger villages in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,745, made up of 2,965 males and 2,780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1076 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Male Overview

Census 2011 figures for Male village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Pincode 416114
Area (hectares) 1076 hectares
Population 5,745
Male Population 2,965
Female Population 2,780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Male compares

By the 2011 count Male is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 1076 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 919.

Getting to Male

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

Male lies about 18 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 17 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 Male
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 7.2 km
Nearest town Wadgaon 15 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 17 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 18 km

Villages closest to Male

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 Male

As per the Census of India 2011, Male village had a population of 5,745. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Male village has 2,965 males and 2,780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Male has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Male is 416114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Male covers 1076 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Male falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Male is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 17 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 Male.

Male is about 18 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Male is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 7.2 km away. Wadgaon is about 15 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhale (2.0 km), Shahapur (2.2 km) and Kekhale (2.2 km).

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

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